Networking
IPv6 support finally arrive in Fail2Ban 0.10
The popular SSH server brute-force login guessing protection utility Fail2Ban has finally added IPv6 support in Fail2Ban version 0.10.
Latest
Open Standards
Explore some of the lesser-known robots.txt search directives
I’ve analyzed dozens of search engines and the robots.txt file of millions of websites. Here are my list of some of the more arcane robots.txt directives.
Hypertext
How to block common WordPress vulnerability probes
Protect your WordPress installation against malicious bots probing for known WordPress core and plugin security vulnerabilities.
Hypertext
Block repeated 403 Forbidden requests with Fail2Ban
You’ve already blocked access and return HTTP 403 Forbidden. Here’s how to make Fail2Ban block users and bots still hammering your server with repeated requests.
Linux
Why I choose the Linux desktop
The Linux desktop aligns more with my values; as Windows and MacOS seek to restrict ever-more user freedoms. Plus, I like bing able to debug problems.
Android
The food allergies of Android release codenames
Android releases are named after desserts and sweets. However, food allergies mean these codenames aren’t inclusive of everyone.
Android
Conversations: The best open-source XMPP client for Android
There are a number of XMPP clients available for Android, Conversations is the only one you’ll want to use. Excellent features and security.
Linux
Change the default SSH port in Fedora Linux
Reduce brute-force password guessing and scripted attacks on your SSH service running on a Fedora Server by changing away from the default SSH port number.
Copyright
How I dealt with web content scrapers
The tale of how I fought back against website content scrapers to protect my copyright. I returned auto-generated garbage content, and they gobbled it up.
Linux
rm -rf / in Windows Subsystem for Linux reveals sharp set of teeth
WSL doesn’t protect your core operating system if you try to do something stupid; like deleting every file on the boot drive.
Microsoft Windows
Create an idle trigger in PowerShell for Windows Task Scheduler
The Windows Task Scheduler doesn’t behave as documented. Here is how to create an idle trigger for your scheduled task using PowerShell.
Linux
What to do when a Linux system is running out of available inodes
Learn the consequences of running out of inode file system descriptors on your Linux system. Here’s what to do when it happens.