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How to Renew Self-Signed SSL Certificate with OpenSSL Tool in Linux

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OpenSSL is a free and open-source SSL solution that anyone can use for personal and commercial purposes. Although it is free, certificates created with it can expire, and you may need to renew them. This post will show you how to renew a self-signed certificate using the OpenSSL tool on a Linux server. If you are looking into creating a new self-signed certificate instead of … [Read more...] about How to Renew Self-Signed SSL Certificate with OpenSSL Tool in Linux

Effective Ways to Prevent Cross Site Scripting(XSS) Attacks

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Not every developers pay equal importance to web security and vulnerabilities, especially about cross site scripting when they start coding. Their primary goal is to get the project finished Websites developed with unsecure coding can be easily exploited by the attackers. There is no way your browser will prevent XSS automatically unless you disable your browser’s ability to … [Read more...] about Effective Ways to Prevent Cross Site Scripting(XSS) Attacks

How to install a new Godaddy SSL Wildcard Certificate

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This post has been intended for the first time users who want to install GoDaddy SSL certificate in their website. The procedures described here should work well with Apache server and with Nginx. Steps to take before installing GoDaddy SSL To install a digital certificate, you must first generate and submit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to the Certification … [Read more...] about How to install a new Godaddy SSL Wildcard Certificate

Why Antivirus Software Fails to Detect Latest Viruses and Malwares

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We use antivirus software in the hope of having a secure system. Though any virus detecting software can detect viruses, we need to know that there are instances when viruses and malware remain undetected. The post aims to give you a brief idea on the situation when your antivirus may fail to detect the presence of malware in your computer. … [Read more...] about Why Antivirus Software Fails to Detect Latest Viruses and Malwares

Definition of 7 Types of Malware

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Though malware may take many forms, they have only one purpose to -disturb your computing environment. We can broadly classify malware depending on how the replicate and function. Remember that any codes that have evil intentions can be called a malware. That is why a virus, worm or even a backdoor program can be considered as a malware. But there is a distinct difference … [Read more...] about Definition of 7 Types of Malware

Top 10 PHP Security Tips

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This is a list of  top 10 PHP secuirty tips that you can follow when developing your PHP based web applications. Restrict access to administrative page Most of the web based software have administrative page that is used to configure and to manage the software. When you install PHP based software, remember to change the script’s default directory name and also remove the … [Read more...] about Top 10 PHP Security Tips

How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows

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Though it is always possible to login in your server using username and password, but you always remain vulnerable to brute force attack. You will always feel that someone may break your password and get privileged access to your server. Are there any better ways to make your server access more secure? The answer is positive. You can make your server access more secure by … [Read more...] about How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows