security

Setting up SSH without password (using key)
April 1, 2015 totallypix Comment

Local Setup:Generate RSA Key ssh-keygen -t rsa -N ” Remote Setup:Copy local public RSA Key (generated above) to default location .ssh/authorized_keys Ensure sshd_config: RSAAuthentication yes PubkeyAuthentication yes StrictModes no Note that StrictModes can be ‘yes‘ if the keyfile and folder permissions are set to 775. Restart sshdDont’ forget to restart

How Strong is Your Password?
April 16, 2012 totallypix Comment

I’ve read an interesting article about “Realistic Password Strength Estimation” from Dropbox tech blog. Interesting quote: “Through 20 years of effort, we’ve successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are HARD for humans to REMEMBER, but EASY for computers to GUESS.” In short, according to the writer’s estimation complicated password