SSL Certificate File Formats

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides secure connections by allowing two applications connecting over a network connection to authenticate the other's identity and by encrypting the data exchanged between the applications. A server identity is verified by three components: Private Key, Digital Certificate, and Trusted Certificate Authority.

TCP Sweep: What is causing it?

Running a company as a reseller web host, you'll often receive an email from your upstream provider reporting security violations. If you do not correct the problem promptly, your upstream provider may block inbound and outbound traffic from the affected server.

My serial printer doesn't work. What shall I do?

The choice between a serial printer, parallel printer, or USB printer depends on various factors such as the specific requirements of the application, the type of data to be printed, and the available technology. Here are some considerations that might influence the preference for a serial printer over parallel or USB printers.

Apache mod_vhost_alias module fails to set DOCUMENT_ROOT

Mass virtual hosting using mod_vhost_alias or mod_rewrite module simplifies pattern-based virtual hosting. However, there is a major problem if your virtual host application makes use of the DOCUMENT_ROOT environment variable. According to the Apache documentation, the mod_vhost_alias does NOT correctly set the DOCUMENT_ROOT variable and hence potentially breaks PHP web applications that make use of this environment variable. It seems that one logical thing to do is to use the VirtualDocumentRoot to map the DOCUMENT_ROOT variable, but current mod_vhost_alias does NOT implement this function and it is very unlikely that it will any time soon.

Freevps installation on CentOS 4.1

FreeVPS is a software package used to set up Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on Linux systems. A VPS is a virtualized server that acts as a dedicated server within a larger physical server. This guide explains how to install FreeVPS on the Centos 4.1 Linux system.

Struts Validator does not work

I spent a whole day trying to figure out a Struts validator problem. It's a web application containing three modules, but only one module does not perform Struts validation. The XML config files are perfectly fine, but no clue was given by the logger or compiler. The log file spits validateInteger error, but no helpful hints whatsoever were given even after turning on the root level logging to DEBUG level.