Recently I had a task in which I had to create dkim keys for a massive amount of sites for a server. Since, I haven’t made a post in awhile, I figured I might share my helper script with the world. This script has been made with opendkim in mind, mostly because that is what was used on the server where I had to implement this. In some server setups, it would be highly probable that another mean is used to establish dkim keys, for those guys… I’m sorry, this is not the article for you. Continue reading
Category Archives: Security
Call for New Server Configuration Platform
Everyday I take a look at the tools I have for server configuration, and everyday I realize I have less & less of what I really want. I’ve used many server configuration programs over the day, from Plesk, to Cpanel, to ispconfig, webmin, virtualmin, and many many more. Well, when it comes down to it, probably the best option out there that I’ve encountered so far is a cross somewhere between cpanel & virtualmin. I use cpanel for my production servers where I sell shared hosting, and then I use ISPConfig these days for my own personal servers. Now, before you read this and go pish posh, who needs graphical GUI’s for server administration. Well, I understand where your coming from, which if I didn’t… Continue reading
PHPProxies
Proxy “Proxy” is no longer just some obscure legal term. Now internet proxies are used by everyone from students and workers to people living in countries like Iran or China where the government censor their citizens traffic. When you surf the web you give an enormous amount of information to the websites you visit: IP Address, location, referrer, browser, resolution, ISP, etc. The most identifiable bit of information here being your ip address. By putting a Proxy between you and the websites you visit your IP remains hidden. If your looking for a Proxy or want to setup a PHP based proxy, PHPProxies is the website to start at! This website contains all the resources you need to anonymize yourself, or start your own personal… Continue reading
Various Types of Proxy Servers
In very simple words, a proxy server is a computer which provides a computer network service to allow the users to make indirect network connections to other network services. The user connects to the proxy server and requests a connection, file, or other resource available on a different server. Then, either by connecting to the particular server or by serving it from a cache, the proxy server provides the resource. However, in some cases, the proxy may modify or change the user’s request or the server’s response for various purposes. We all have our personal choices and taste that differs from one another. In case your favorite sites are blocked in your organization and you want to access them, what you need to do is… Continue reading
Unblock Your Favorite Sites with the Help of Proxy Sites
Internet has become an integral part of our life these days, as through internet we can access the whole world. Even if you are looking for your childhood friend whom you haven’t met for years, now you can find him or her through internet in many social networking sites where these days many people sign up and thus, find their old friends. However, these social networking sites are not allowed to access in companies and schools or educational institutes. These social networking sites are full of interesting activities or applications where people visit frequently and play various games, chat with their friends etc. In case these sites are not allowed to access in your organization, even then you can access them through free proxy… Continue reading
Break Online Restriction of Sites by Using Free Proxy Sites
People love to do such kind of activities that give them pleasure and fun. Surfing internet through social networking sites is one of the most popular activities that people do with more interest and thus have lots of fun. But in organizational structure, you are not allowed to do such kinds of things. Therefore, the social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook are usually blocked in most of the offices. However, despite of the effort of the office administration to stop people from surfing these sites in office hour, there are some people who find their ways to open these restricted sites by using free proxy sites. A proxy server in computer networks basically is a server that acts as a channel for requests… Continue reading
How to Encrypt Your VoIP Network For a Secure Connection
The security of VoIP networks have been the subject of much debate. With internet hacking at an all-time high these days, VoIP users have every right to be concerned their user information, phone services or even their phone calls are being listened to. Because of this risk, individuals and businesses find this one of the stumbling blocks to VoIP implementation. Since VoIP calls are made digitally, they are easier to tap into than a traditional phone line. So someone with the right access and knowledge can listen to what you have to say. While most residential VoIP users, unless they are sharing financial data, would find it embarrassing if they knew someone was listening to their calls, for businesses, tapping into their VoIP system could… Continue reading
Best Spam Filters
Spam filters have now become an integral part of Internet usage. Offering easy and user friendly methods of keeping unwanted mails away from the computer, these filters have become immensely popular amongst the users of World Wide Web. Content-based filters are generally considered the best in terms of performance. Working on the simple principle of analyzing the message subject, headers and content and looking for indicators of spam, content-based spam filters block spam messages from entering the mailbox as soon as they encounter some suspicious words. Some of the most commonly used spam filters are eXpurgate, Cloudmark, SpamPal, MailWasher Pro, Spamihilator, K9, Spam Bully, Spam Interceptor and many more. Identifying and establishing a spam filter is not an easy task, as each spam filter has… Continue reading
Encryption on Your Wireless Router
One of the most important things you should do when you purchase a new wireless router is to make sure that you set up encryption so you keep your network secure. If you leave your network open it is an inevitable that others will start to use it as they see it as an opportunity to browse the Internet and possibly access your files and information. Because of the variety of routers available in the marketplace it’s essential that you have a quick overview of the owners manual. Essentially most routers are very similar in what they do, however the interface can look slightly different so it’s impossible to tell you exactly what you need to do in order to make sure that you switch… Continue reading
Finding an Email Spam Filter that Works
Do you spend most of your time in front of a computer? If you do, then you belong to the millions of other individuals who work with a computer in this day and age. A lot of people are now using computers to do a variety of tasks for a company or privately owned business. However, people who go to great lengths to create trash that we don’t want anything to do with also exist. You’ve probably figured out that the trash I’m referring to is formally known as spam. There’s a good chance that find a lot of them in your inbox every morning. It’s almost impossible to avoid them unless you have a new-age email spam filter on your computer. Do you use… Continue reading