Tag Archives: security

Let’s Encrypt Everything – Setting up the Free, Automated CA

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

Let’s Encrypt is a free, public SSL certificate authority (CA) you can use to generate and automate SSL certificate renewal.  I co-manage Trystack.org, a free OpenStack sandbox for the general public and our Horizon SSL certificate came up for expiration … Continue reading →

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How to Use Self-signed SSL Certificates for Plex Media Server

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

Plex is a fork of the Open Source Kodi (previously XBMC) project from 2008, the Plex Media Server has evolved into what amounts to a free,  personal Netflix + Spotify that lets you stream home content to devices or browsers … Continue reading →

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10 Must-have Firefox Addons for Privacy, Security and Utility

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

I have used every manner of web browser from lynx, Mosaic and Netscape builds to abusing curl commands and mostly prefer Firefox for the bulk of my daily desktop/laptop needs due to the strong plugin ecosystem.  Below you’ll find my … Continue reading →

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Fun and Profit with Reverse SSH Tunnels and AutoSSH

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Sometimes you just need to get to things remotely.  Those things might be behind an unbudging firewall with no way to forward proper ports for remote access, or perhaps you just want it setup access to resources this way.  I … Continue reading →

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Secure, Distributed Password Resources with GPG, Git and Vim

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

There are many tools to manage passwords and sensitive resources, some cost money or are closed commercial products.  I’m going to show you how to create a secure, distributed and encrypted remote password repository using Open Source tools like GPG … Continue reading →

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Build Secure VLAN Networks with ‘Shibby’ Router Firmware

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

I’ve been an ardent user of the Tomato Linux Open Source router firmware, specifically on the ASUS RT-N66U home routers using the ‘Shibby’ builds.  They let you take full advantage of enterprise (and kitchen sink) features on the fairly high-powered … Continue reading →

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Always Fill Saved Credentials in Firefox

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Sometimes web page Javascript will disallow you to auto fill your saved password credentials.  In recent versions of Firefox there’s now a way to fill out credentials without digging into preferences -> security -> saved passwords.  Simply enter the username … Continue reading →

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