Tag: Security
Enhance the security of your server by reading through our easy to follow tutorials. From installing firewalls to auto-renewing SSLs, our expansive library is sure to be your bookmark favorite.
Introduction
Just as regular visitors reach our server every day, so do others with more nefarious intentions. It is simply not reasonable to run an online service without some layer of protection. To protect against some of these attacks, Ubuntu ships with ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall). This is a tool designed to make Ubuntu firewall management as easy and user-friendly as possible. Specifically, ufw provides a cleaner interface for the core firewall tools netfilter and iptables, which, while robust, can be challenging to master.
How to Locate Open Ports in Linux
What is a Port?
First, let’s define what a port is. According to the IEFT, a port is:
Using Telepresence to Improve Microservice Development
What is Telepresence?
Initially developed by Datawire, Telepresence is a new open-source tool supported by the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation). It allows developers to run local software while connected to a remote Kubernetes cluster. The application uses a two-way network proxy to simulate TCP connections, environmental variables, and other volumes of services as local processes. This link allows for remote work to be accomplished while seemingly local to the cluster via the proxied connection.
BlueScale Digital: A Customer FAQ
Today, Liquid Web proudly announced an acquisition of multiple client assets from BlueScale Digital, and we could not be happier to welcome them to the Liquid Web family! For more than 20 years, Liquid Web has been a leader in serving web professionals with highly performant services and exceptional support. This purchase includes multiple VPS, Dedicated, and Colocation clients from the following brands:
How to Install an SSL on a Core/Unmanaged Ubuntu Server
Why do I Need to Install or Reinstall My SSL Certificate?
According to Globalsign;
How to Install an SSL on a Core/Unmanaged CentOS Server
Why do I Need to Install or Reinstall My SSL Certificate?
According to Globalsign
CloudLinux Pricing Increase
Liquid Web was recently informed that the licensing cost for CloudLinux will be increasing at the beginning of the new year and will take effect on January 1st, 2021. All CloudLinux license types (both standalone and those bundled with cPanel) will increase by $2.00 per month with no variance on license type.
How to Set Up Plesk Backups in Cloud Object Storage
By default, Plesk typically stores backups on the server. This can, however, present a risk if the hard drive or RAID fails on the server. If this ever occurs, you can possibly lose both data and your backups. To avoid this situation, Liquid Web recommends storing additional backups in a remote storage location.
How to Share Encrypted Information
This article will discuss the methods to send information securely over email using GPG/PGP as the main encryption tool. The difference between PGP and GPG is mainly that PGP is a proprietary solution controlled by Symantec, and GPG is the open-source standard that is defined by RFC 4880. Functionally, each format is virtually identical due to GPG being the offspring of the original PGP standard. Because there are numerous email clients, specific GPG settings will vary. For this tutorial, we will use Gmail and Thunderbird as examples.
How To Set Up Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel
What is 2FA
Two-Factor Authentication (or 2FA as it often referred to) is an extra layer of security that is used to provide users an additional level of protection when securing access to an account.
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