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Using CentOS, is it OK to encrypt copies of root directories and mount the encrypted copies in place of the original root directories?

Posted on November 10, 2016 by bloopiebloopie

I am using a CentOS running on a Cloud Hosted Virtual Machine. The cloud hosting service is Digital Ocean. The cloud hosted VM dose not allow you to use full hard disk encryption as it dose not provide the ability to enter a … Continue reading Using CentOS, is it OK to encrypt copies of root directories and mount the encrypted copies in place of the original root directories?→

Is secure to enable tools like git on shared server?

Posted on October 25, 2016 by IAmJulianAcosta

I want to know if there is a real security reason to not enable tools like git, WP-CLI or npm. I want to run a server (Centos/CPanel), but I want to be sure that enabling them would not be a risk.

The motivation behind this… Continue reading Is secure to enable tools like git on shared server?→

What’s the motivation for excluing /usr/local/bin from root’s PATH?

Posted on September 16, 2016 by spraff

I just discovered that root’s PATH on CentOS does not include /usr/local/bin.

What’s the rationale for this? I’m tempted to add it to the PATH but I don’t know what vulnerabilities that might introduce.

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How can I prevent booting from media devices?

Posted on June 1, 2016 by BRDennehy

first of all, I deeply apologise because of my silly question. The thing is that I am learning about hardening. I have VMware workstation 12, and I’ve created a VM CentOS 7 machine (to be integrated in a MySQL virtual server)… Continue reading How can I prevent booting from media devices?→

Cpanel update from 11.54.x to 11.56.x

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Myonlinesecurity

Just a quick heads up warning about a few problems that cropped up this morning with an update to cpanel / WHM from 11.54.x to 11.56.x on my dedicated server. My server did it’s usual automatic daily Cpanel/WHM update and … Continue reading → Continue reading Cpanel update from 11.54.x to 11.56.x→

Monitoring HTTP traffic on openvpn server

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Tarek Siddiki

I have configured an OpenVPN server and can monitor HTTP traffic via tcpdump. Is there any way to monitor the HTTPS traffic as well?

Hints:

Self Signed SSL certificate as root certificate on VPN client’s machine.

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How to whitelist IP address mod_security CentOS 6

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Kasun

Is it possible to white list an IP address in mod_security?

I found white ist whole domain name in mod_security. But I want to white list only the administrator IP.

OS: CentOS 6
Server: Apache httpd 2.15
Mod Security: Vers… Continue reading How to whitelist IP address mod_security CentOS 6→