Author: dpepper
Overview
A new flaw has been found in the Secure Sockets Layer version 2.0 (SSLv2) protocol. An attacker could theoretically exploit this vulnerability to bypass RSA encryption, even when connecting via a newer protocol version, if the server also supports the older SSLv2 standard.
How To Retrieve or Reset the Root MySQL Password
If the root MySQL password is required and can’t be located, it can be retrieved or reset.
How To Use Cockpit in Fedora 23
Several free options exist for remotely managing Linux servers through a graphical user interface. While some seek to replicate the full range of features available in paid control panels such as Plesk or cPanel, others are focused on helping you perform common tasks and manage essential services. The GUI for remote server administration that ships with Fedora 23, Cockpit, falls into the latter category.
Node Version Manager allows you to quickly install and manage node.js versions. It’s a bash script that has the capability to manage multiple active versions of node.js. It can be used to install node.js versions, execute commands with a specific node.js version, set the PATH variable to use a specific node.js version, and more. To learn more, visit the project’s Github page.
How To Install Node.js on Fedora 23
Node.js is a cross-platform runtime environment built on JavaScript. Applications also are written in JavaScript. Node.js lends itself to rapidly deploying, real-time web applications, and is considered extremely scalable due to its event-driven architecture. Node Version Manager allows admins to easily install and manage multiple node.js versions.
How To Install Varnish on Fedora 23
Varnish is a web accelerator, specifically a caching HTTP reverse proxy, designed to improve performance for busy, dynamic websites. By redirecting traffic to static pages whenever possible, Varnish reduces the number of dynamic page calls, thus reducing load.
How To Install XCache on Fedora 23
Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for installing XCache, an open-source opcode caching tool, on Fedora 23. To install XCache on another operating system, follow our guides for CentOS 7, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 15.04.
- We’ll be logging in as a non-root user to a Liquid Web Self-Managed Fedora 23 server. If you need more information then visit our tutorial on How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Fedora 23.
Preflight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for solving the error: “sec_error_ocsp_try_server_later”.
- This error can be displayed anytime a user visits a secure website using the https:// protocol in Firefox or Internet Explorer. It does not indicate a problem with the site itself, but occurs due to a change in the method these specific browsers used to check for revoked SSL certificates.
- We’ll be logging into WebHost Manager as root to resolve the error.
Protecting Against CVE-2015-7547
The Google Security Team and Red Hat have discovered a flaw in the way that certain types of DNS lookups are handled on some Linux servers. By exploiting this critical vulnerability, an attacker could gain full control over the system.
How To Install Memcached on Fedora 23
Memcached is a high-performance distributed, in-memory caching system. It primarily is used to speed up sites that make heavy use of databases. It also can, however, be used to store any kind of object.
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