Installing the BackTrack Linux VMware Virtual Machine
KB ID 0000631 Problem I’m fortunate enough that VMware gave me a free copy of VMware Workstation, but there’s nothing to stop you carrying out this procedure with the FREE VMware player. BackTrack Linux is an operating system that is primarily used for security auditing, and penetration testing. I’m going to be playing with it a bit in the coming weeks, so I thought I’d at least document how to get it running....
Hacking Wireless WEP Keys with BackTrack and Aircrack-ng
KB ID 0000633 Problem Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. Having the ability to pick a lock does not make you a thief. The main thing to take away from this article is, “DONT secure your wireless network with WEP”. WEP, has been around for a long time now, its limited to an alpha numeric password, 0-9 and A-F (because its in hexadecimal), the password can be 40, 64 or 126 bits long. The flaw is, each...
Apache Web Server – Change the Default Page
KB ID 0000882 Problem Out of the box, Apache expects your website homepage to be called index, on this site the homepage is called home, here’s how to change it. Solution 1. Connect to the server via SSH, (or open a terminal session). The file you need to edit is called httpd.conf. This server is running CentOS, so you should find that file in the /etc/httpd/conf folder. 2. I’m going to edit it with nano. 3. Locate the...
Apache is Ignoring the .htaccess file
KB ID 0000890 Problem The .htaccess file is a file that lives in a directory on a web server. Its job is to provide ‘settings’ that would normally be set in the servers httpd.conf file. You can put a .htaccess file in any directory to control the settings for that directory, (providing .htaccess override has been allowed). After having some problems the other day, I made a change to mine, then reliased the change was not...
Download Cisco VPN Client Software
KB ID 0001098 Problem The Cisco VPN client software (CVPN-CL-IPSEC-ALL) is no longer available from Cisco. Milestone Definition Date End-of-Llfe Announcement Date The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public. July 29, 2011 End-of-Availability Date The last date to download the product from Cisco.com. The product is no longer for download after this date. July...