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Linux: using nmap to check the secure protocols and ciphers of a site


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While enabling HTTPS is a important step in securing your web application, it is critical that you take steps to disable legacy protocols and low strength ciphers that can circumvent the very security you are attempting to implement. The Qualys SSL test is popular for grading the overall security of a public site, but you … Linux: using nmap to check the secure protocols and ciphers of a site

Ubuntu: X11 forwarding to view GUI applications running on server hosts


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Although server hosts typically have no graphical desktop and only serve console-based clients, these machines still have the ability to serve a GUI display screen to a remote desktop if necessary. The X11 protocol makes it possible to send the graphical display to a remote graphical desktop. Beyond the ability to run GUI utilities on … Ubuntu: X11 forwarding to view GUI applications running on server hosts