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Using the screen command

Posted by yolau

What is the screen command?

First of all I will start by telling you what you can do using the “screen” command.
Many times as a linux sysadmin you will need to run multiple commands at once. You are probably doing this by opening multiple ssh sessions but there is a better way to do it !
Also [...]

Secure ssh access

Posted by yolau

Securing ssh access is extremely vital for any server. There are a few things that you can do to secure it. This article will cover one the basics.

The first this that I recommend doing is changing the ssh port. This will prevent a lot of login attempts from automatic scripts trying port 22. To do [...]

Install BFD - Brute Force Detection

Posted by yolau

What is BFD?
BFD is a modular shell script for parsing applicable logs and checking for authentication failures. There is not much complexity or detail to BFD yet and likewise it is very straight-forward in its installation, configuration and usage. The reason behind BFD is very simple; the fact there is little to no authentication and [...]