Hi,
the best choice to setup a very tiny dhcp server on linux is the busybox udhcpd DHCP implemention.
root@debdev:~# apt-get install udhcpd
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Linux: Regenerate sshd host keys
Hi,
to generate sshd host keys, for example in case of cloning a virtual linux instance, do the following steps:
Checkout the key file names
root@debdevt:~# grep HostKey /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# HostKeys for protocol version 2
HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
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OpenVPN: Built a certification authority from scratch with openssl
Hi,
these are the steps to build your own CA (Certification Authority) and all requiered certificates for a OpenVPN instance (Client and Server) on Linux.
Define your environment. Always set these variables in the shell before executing openssl commands. Adjust it to your needs.
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Linux: Creating a ssh keypair with puttygen
Hi,
use the following steps to create a ssh key pair with puttygen and import the public key on a linux hosts.
Start puttygen and generate an 4096 Bit RSA Key.
Set a strong password and save it (D:\temp\private.ppk in this example) at a secure location.
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Debian Linux: Define a system wide HTTP proxy
Hi,
to define a system wide HTTP proxy edit /etc/environment with your favourite text editor and insert the following lines
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