Remote Desktop Connections in Windows 10
Recently a Windows update was published by Microsoft that can cause errors connecting to hosts using the Remote Desktop Connection application. The error that displays actually explains the nature of […]
Security
Securely erasing a hard drive
Recently a relative of mine asked if I could get rid of a couple of old desktop computers and a laptop. The relative had removed all their important files from […]
MD5 as a password storage mechanism is still a good idea
No, I’m not mad. Hear me out It is now good practise not to use MD5 for secure hashes. There have been published rainbow tables of the most common password […]
Configure FTP on a Raspberry Pi
Firstly; let me stress that you should really try and avoid using FTP. It’s an old protocol, it’s not secure – and by default the SSH support on the Pi […]
Code Scraps: Allow root to login via SSH
Most modern Linux systems will prevent the root user from logging in remotely via SSH. This is a very good security practice and you should avoid altering this as it […]
WannaCrypt: Protect yourself from infected network neighbours
The WannaCrypt virus that spread globally on Friday uses the EternalBlue network sharing propagation bug to spread across local networks. You can hinder the ability to be infected by other […]
Forgotten your MySQL root password? No problem!
I recently forgot the root password to a MySQL instance on one of my machines. Follow this quick and easy guide for whenever this happens to you. Stop MySQL sudo […]
Let’s Encrypt for Apache on the Raspberry Pi
Over the past six months I have had all sorts of issues with SSL on my home server powered by a Raspberry Pi. Originally I was using a free Class 1 […]
Is GIT really a better choice than SVN?
First of all, I should point out I actually like GIT. That’s important to state as this article may seem very negative. What follows is a semi-rant about how GIT […]
Basic configuration for iptables (suitable for Raspberry Pi)
This is just a quick post for my own personal benefit to remind me what commands to use when setting up iptables rules. If you want to configure a firewall […]