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Harden your Apache web server

Batten the Hatches

Cyberattacks don't stop at the time-honored Apache HTTP server, but a smart configuration, timely updates, and carefully considered security strategies can keep it from going under.
Apache , Perl , Python , Server , Webserver
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DNS filtering with authentication

Optimized Throughput

Filtering HTTP connections and employing traditional proxy servers can protect users from web threats but also increase latency. DNS filters would be a better option, but they lacked authentication – until NxFilter came along.
DNS , Server , Webserver
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Setting up DevOps Orchestration Platform

Framed

DevOps Orchestration Platform open source framework was developed in Golang and can be used to bootstrap an IT infrastructure dynamically or import details of an existing IT infrastructure locally on VirtualBox or in the Cloud.
DevOps , orchestration , Webserver
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Many approaches help secure a web server

Secure Shopping

We submit an Apache web server to the Qualys SSL Server Test and look at how to protect against data theft with a combination of TLS by way of Let's Encrypt, SELinux or AppArmor, a firewall, and restraining your web server's verbosity.
Apache , encrypting files , Security , Webserver
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Better compression of web pages

Appetizers

Google develops a software tool that is a genuine alternative to Gzip, with improved website compression rates that save bandwidth for server operators.
compression , Web , Webserver
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The Cloud’s Role in HPC

Cloud computing is most definitely here – there are even commercials about it – but does it have a role in HPC? In this article, we discuss changes in HPC that could be solved effectively by cloud computing.

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Figure 1: Create DNS reverse entries for your IPv6 addresses at an early stage – the example shows the web hoster Strato, whose customers can create DNS entries themselves or delegate the zone on their own name server.

Web and Mail Servers with IPv6

If you run a web server and a mail server and anticipate that users from Asia will access your system, it’s time to get it ready for IPv6.

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