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DDoS - Impossible to stop?
Is it possible - in theory - to stop1 a DDoS attack of any size? Many people claim it's impossible to stop DDoS attacks and tell me I just shouldn't mess with the wrong people on the internet.
But ...
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How to set up a user-friendly NAS encryption?
We recently installed one NAS drive (Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo, LS-WVL, running the most recent Firmware version 1.6 to be precise) in our (small) company network. Currently, there is no encryption ...
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Distinct databases with the same Kerberos Authentication server
Should two deployed applications within a private network requiring distinct databases (for storing their own users credentials) require distinct Authentication servers (implementing Kerberos)?
Or is ...
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Learn about network and security for securing a server
I'm setting up an OpenBSD server that I want to connect to the Internet (it's going to be used to host a site - so, with Apache, SQLite and the like).
I want it to be as secure as possible. Social ...
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Using SYN cookies to perform a DOS attack
In my software security class, we had this question:
You are the system administrator for a provider that owns a large network (e.g., at least 64,000 IP addresses). Show how you can use SYN ...
