This article will demonstrate how to manage a firewall on a Redhat server. Firewall functions that will be covered include how to check the firewall status, start, stop, enable, and disable it. The examples below were performed on RHEL 8.x. The default firewall on RHEL 8 is firewalld and is … [Read more...] about Firewall Redhat
How to Install ColdFusion on Linux
This article will focus on how to install ColdFusion on Redhat Linux (RHEL), but the general principles will work for any flavor of linux including Ubuntu and Debian based systems. Follow these steps. The output of the startup command should be as follows: The installation is … [Read more...] about How to Install ColdFusion on Linux
Ubuntu unattended upgrades
Presumably, you have discovered this article because you are either searching for a way to automatically apply security upgrades to your Ubuntu servers or you have discovered a security package was upgraded without you knowing it. In my case, it was the latter. If you subscribe to a SOC (security … [Read more...] about Ubuntu unattended upgrades
openssl verify – Verify a certificate and certificate chain
Use the openssl verify function to verify a certificate chain. To verify a certificate chain you must first get the certificate chain to verify against. openssl verify certificate chain To verify a certificate and its chain for a given website with OpenSSL, run the following … [Read more...] about openssl verify – Verify a certificate and certificate chain
NetScaler ADC configuration history
This article will demonstrate how to view the Citrix NetScaler ADC configuration history and compare it with the current running configuration. You may need to review the ADC configuration commit history for any number of reasons including but not limited to an unexpected commit that reverted or … [Read more...] about NetScaler ADC configuration history
Remove CA from Domain in Active Directory
You have likely found this article because you are attempting to remove an old CA from a domain in Active Directory. If you're an Active Directory domain administrator you may have discovered old domains showing up as available CAs on your domain. You may also be attempting to decommission an old CA … [Read more...] about Remove CA from Domain in Active Directory
pfx password
A pfx password protects your private key stored in your keystore. The private key in the keystore also has a password and its password should be the same as the pfx keystore password. When creating the keystore and protecting it with a password the passwords will originally match. The place to be … [Read more...] about pfx password
pkcs12
A pkcs12 keystore is commonly used for both S/MIME User Certificates and SSL/TLS Server Certificates. The keystore may contain both private keys and their corresponding certificates with or without a complete chain. The keystore’s purpose is to store the credential of an identity, being a person, … [Read more...] about pkcs12