Web Security: Apache and mod_ssl Part II
by Paul Weinstein

As we covered in the last article, SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security) are the protocols used to add encryption and authentication to TCP/IP and HTTP. In this article we'll cover the most popular open source method of adding SSL/TLS to a web server. Adding mod_ssl to Apache. Read More

A Read-Only Server on a Bootable CD
by Marshall Midden

In this article, the author describes the process for creating a customized bootable CD for both the FreeBSD and OpenBSD operating systems. The CD can then be used to run a secure server that can't be modified. Read More

A Tour through the NetBSD Documentation, Part III
by Hubert Feyrer

Hubert Feyrer gives an overview of the available documents and papers in troff or nroff format from the large collection of historic and current documentation available in NetBSD. Read More

Monitoring a Number of FreeBSD Hosts
by Konrad Heuer

When running a number of servers it is at least interesting, but mostly yet important to be informed about the state of each system. Generally, it is desirable to get essential information with a quick look. Thus monitoring software should provide data permanently and concisely. Displaying system data by graphical means is nice, but often unsuitable when monitoring via a modem line or on a (perhaps wireless) PDA. Presenting data on a standard terminal display may seem to be a little bit old-fashioned, but is still the most generic approach. A remote host monitoring software doing so is rmonitor Read More

Help, I've Fallen
by Gary Kline, David Leonard, and Dirk Myers

Discover the mysteries of find! See how to suspend a job, even when you no longer have the shell from which the job began! Peruse the painless (well, more or less) method of switching from csh setenv to /bin/sh (or ksh, bash, zsh) exports! Study up on the exciting world of security! And more... The Answermen will tweak, turn, and tune your knobs this month.

Daemon's Advocate
by Greg Lehey

Greg Lehey addresses some of the issues from past Daemon's Advocate articles as well as the concerns raised by Craig Mundie and those raised about the responses by Bruce Perens. Read More