You are most likely using Netfilter, aka IPTables, if you are running a recent Linux distro. Most firewalls supplied with hosting control panels or simple setup scripts fail to take advantage of some of the more advanced features available. A feature…
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Connect to a remote mysql using ssh tunnels
In a previous article I wrote how to create a SSH tunnel with Putty and use it as a proxy to browse the web. That article can be found here and this article will continue on that track and show you how…
Change the Default Listening Port for SSH
Security by obscurity is a known term in the world of computers and one way to make it more troublesome for people trying to bruteforce your VPS is to change the Port that ssh listens to, follow these simple steps…
Create a private/public key pair using PUTTYgen
Introduction This guide describes how to generate and use a private/public key pair to log in to a remote system with SSH using PuTTY. Using key-based SSH logins, you can disable the normal username/password login procedure which means that only…
How to Harden and Secure SSH for Improved Security
With the amount of SSH brute force attacks, securing SSH is more important than ever. Here are a few methods you can consider to further harden your SSH installation. Default Settings First of all, we look att the default settings…