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Ubuntu Linux Critical OpenSSL and Ruby Vulnerabilities Fix Released

last updated June 27, 2008 in Categories Linux, Linux desktop, Linux distribution, package management, Security Alert, Ubuntu Linux

An unpatched security hole in Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS operating system could be used by attackers to send a crafted packet and cause a denial of service via application crash in applications linked against OpenSSL to take control of vulnerable servers.

Impact of the Debian OpenSSL Vulnerability On other Linux Distribution

last updated June 23, 2008 in Categories CentOS, Debian Linux, Linux distribution, OpenBSD, package management, RedHat/Fedora Linux, Security, Security Alert, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX, Windows, Windows server, windows vista

Can bug present in the Debian OpenSSL packages affect Red Hat / FreeBSD / CentOS Linux UNIX / Windows workstation / server users?

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Ubuntu / Debian Linux Find Weak OpenSSL keys

last updated June 16, 2008 in Categories Debian Linux, Howto, Linux, Linux desktop, Monitoring, Networking, package management, Security, Security Alert, Windows, windows vista

Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian’s openssl package is predictable. This is caused by an incorrect Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166). As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.

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Security Warning: Serious flaw in Debian Linux OpenSSL Package

last updated May 13, 2008 in Categories Debian Linux, Linux, Security

Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian’s openssl package is predictable. This is caused by an incorrect Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166). As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.

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Linux Postfix SMTP (Mail Server) SSL Certificate Installations and Configuration

last updated July 12, 2007 in Categories CentOS, Howto, Linux, Mail server, Postfix, RedHat/Fedora Linux, Security

In this tutorial yo0u will learn about Installing SSL Certificate (Secure Server Certificate) to secure communication between Postfix SMTP server and mail client such as Outlook or Thunderbird.

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