The sudo command offers a mechanism for providing trusted users with administrative access to a system without sharing the password of the root user. When users given access via this mechanism precede an administrative command with sudo they are prompted to enter their own password. Once authenticated, and assuming the …
Read More »Microsoft created its own FreeBSD image
Imagine calling up Microsoft Tech Support Line and asking for help regarding your FreeBSD server! Too much? Well, that just happened. On June 8, 2016, Microsoft announced the availability of FreeBSD 10.3 as a ready-made VM image available directly from the Azure Marketplace. It means that like every other VM …
Read More »Create SSH shortcut in Linux
I got quite a few servers where I login via SSH. As a Linux user, I feel tired typing more than few things at a time (not my fault!), so I decided to create SSH shortcuts and save it to my desktop. From then, all I needed to do is …
Read More »Hacking QNX systems over QCONN
This is a simple user submitted guide on Hacking QNX systems over QCONN port(8000). In case you are wondering what is a QNX system, QNX is a mobile operating system that was originally developed for embedded systems. The operating system’s developer, QNX Software Systems, was acquired by Research in Motion …
Read More »OSI Layers – Please Do Not Tell Secret Passwords Anytime
I had an interesting day at work trying to figure out how best I can setup a service for a client who is sending UDP licensing traffic through some high-end networking devices over VPN. UDP by design is unreliable. This was causing issues as the UDP packet size was over the …
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