MySQL permissions for backup
GRANT SHOW DATABASES, SELECT, LOCK TABLES, RELOAD ON *.* to backup@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; Note Create a specific user for backups purpose with… Read More »MySQL permissions for backup
security
htpasswd replacement snippet using perl and crypt
perl -le ‘print crypt(“password”, “salt”)’
Blocking Web Access to Cron Jobs
if (isset($_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ADDR’])) die(‘Permission denied.’); Note it’s also possibl with a .htaccess file and “deny from all ” in that file
Apache Tips: Disable the HTTP TRACE method
Note Most vulnerability scanners will complain about TRACE method being enabled on the web server tested. This tip disable it and return a 403 FORBIDDEN… Read More »Apache Tips: Disable the HTTP TRACE method
Set the maximum number of MAC addresses allowed on a switch interface
Note Prevent flooding Switch# conf t Switch1(config)# interface ethernet 0/4 Switch1(config-if)# port secure max-mac-count 100