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Security: Check a webserver for heartbleed vulnerability with nmap

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Hi,

here is a short tutorial to check a webserver with nmap.

Update to the latest version of nmap. Otherwise nmap would not work (Error message:/usr/bin/../share/nmap/scripts/ssl-heartbleed.nse:40: This script requires the tls.lua library….). For example debian wheezy. Add the backport repository “deb http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/debian/ wheezy-backports main” to /etc/apt/sources.list.

Refresh sources

root@debdev:/# apt-get update

Install the latest nmap version
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Java Error: Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be executed

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Hi,

last week a customer had the problem that he wants to connect to the administration interface of a Brocade FC Switch but the Java Applet did not start. This error message was shown: “Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be executed”

Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be executed
Failed to validate certificate. The application will not be executed

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