CDN SSL/TLS | CDN security
What are the security risks to a CDN? Like all networks exposed to the Internet, CDNs must guard against on-path attacks, data breaches, and attempts to overwhelm the network of…
Why use TLS 1.3?
TLS 1.3 improves over previous versions of the TLS (SSL) protocol in several essential ways. What is the difference between TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2? TLS 1.3 is the latest…
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001. AES is widely used…
SSL vs TLS: What are the Differences?
SSL and TLS are two of the most common security protocols used today. They are designed to provide a secure communication channel between two parties through a public key, digital…
How To Set up SSH Keys on a Linux / Unix System
I recently read that SSH keys provide a secure way of logging into a Linux and Unix-based server. How do I set up SSH keys on a Linux or Unix-based…
Hardening SSH with Ansible
This blog post is going to be about hardening your SSH config with Ansible. This guide will be built upon my earlier post about Updating your Homelab with Ansible and…
Remove Key Password with OpenSSL
How do you remove a password from a .key file using OpenSSL. You will be prompted for your original password, so enter that first then the new key will be…