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Setup SSL/TLS with F5 BigIP

F5’s BigIP is one of the world’s premier load balancing platforms. Under the BigIP umbrella, there are many product options which act as plugins to TMOS (the underlying linux-based operating system upon which BigIP is built). From a load balancing …

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How to use OPNSense as a Certificate Authority (CA)

OPNSense is a popular BSD-based routing and security appliance loved by many for its ease of use and vast feature set. Originally a fork of PFSense, OPNSense took the deliberate move to rearchitect certain components in the interests of pushing new …

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Securing HomeAssistant on Debian

HomeAssistant is an extremely popular self-hosted platform for integrating with an impressively large selection of smart home devices. HomeAssistant allows users to create rules called “Automations” that trigger on various conditions and execute …

Compiling OpenSSL from Source (Windows and Linux)

OpenSSL is a popular library used for performing various actions around SSL/TLS such as generating keypairs, creating CSRs, and testing connectivity against endpoints encrypted via SSL/TLS. While alternatives such as BoringSSL and LibreSSL do exist, …

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Setup and secure FTP server in IIS

FTPS has always been a topic of much confusion among systems administrators. It has also largely fallen out of favor in deference to SFTP which has fewer networking requirements. But what is the difference between FTPS and SFTP? What about FTPS is …

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Setup and Secure XMPP Over SSL/TLS on Ubuntu

Instant Messaging is a popular method of communication both at home and in the workplace. It is not always easy however to ensure that communication remains private. One of the best ways to guarantee message privacy is to both self-host the …

Encrypting files with GPG using GPG4WIN

Usually we focus on SSL/TLS and its role in encryption in-transit. However, equally worth understanding is encryption at-rest. While encryption in-transit (also called in-flight) focuses on secure transmission via an insecure channel, both the …

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M of N Setup with NitroKey HSM

This is perhaps one of the most abstract uses of an HSM, so let’s start with a real-world scenario. Your IT department recently read the last article in this series and wants to setup an offline root CA whose private key is stored on the Nitrokey …

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Setup Varnish with Nginx and SSL

Two of the most important considerations for any website owner are security and speed. Historically, these goals have been ever at odds. One of the most effective techniques for insuring a consistent experience for end users is a caching layer. …

Setup HAProxy 2 with KeepAliveD and Layer 7 Retries

HAProxy is an extremely powerful free and open-source load balancing solution. With it, you can insure high availability within your datacenter. Highly available systems are better for business continuity and better for security, as they can be …

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Setup OCSP Stapling

OCSP Stapling is an exciting technology supported by all recent servers and clients that with just a few minutes of your time will allow you to reduce the network load on your servers and provide faster load times for your sites and services.

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