Secure Web Folders
- Feb
- 01
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in apache, Permissions, Tools
.htaccess Files A .htaccess (dot-htaccess) file contains directives (commands) executed by the server before it delivers files to a browser. Some of the most common use for the .htaccess file is Controlling access to web documents by password or IP address. Scope of the .htacess File If you create a .htaccess file for one of […]
read morescreen your work…
- May
- 27
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in System Administration, Tools
The Linux screen command is a very useful tool for many reasons. For one you don’t need to worry about losing your session. Sometimes long running jobs with little or no output can lead to your remote session terminating, not usually a helpful thing. Other benefits of the screen command are session logging (thing documentation) […]
read morePain often equals Progress
- Nov
- 07
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in redhat, System Administration, Tools
It has been one of those weeks. Not fun, to many hours worked, personal events missed, you know the kind of week I am talking about. If not…what do you do for a living?! Despite all the pain and stress this week has resulted in Progress, an increased understanding of certain products and new ways […]
read moreSSH – weak ciphers and mac algorithms
- Jun
- 25
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in System Administration, Tools
A security scan turned up two SSH vulnerabilities: SSH Server CBC Mode Ciphers Enabled SSH Weak MAC Algorithms Enabled To correct this problem I changed the /etc/sshd_config file to: # default is aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128, # aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc, # aes256-cbc,arcfour # you can removed the cbc ciphers by adding the line Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,arcfour # default is hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 # […]
read moreRunning the Citrix Reciever on Linux
- Nov
- 22
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in Citrix, linux, System Administration, Tools, Workstation

Setting up a new linux workstation and after installing the Citrix Receiver and attempting to start a module (Outlook) I got the dread SSL error: Having run into this every 6 months or so I decided it was time to … Continue reading →
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