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OpenBSD : Increase Minimum Password Length

Increase Minimum Password Length The default minimum length for OpenBSD login passwords is 6 characters. To increase this to 10 characters, simply edit the /etc/login.conf file. Edit the /etc/login.conf file default: :path=/usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/local/bin: :umask=022: :datasize-max=512M: :datasize-cur=512M: :maxproc-max=128: :maxproc-cur=64: :openfiles-cur=128: :stacksize-cur=4M: :localcipher=blowfish,6: :ypcipher=old: :tc=auth-defaults: :minpasswordlen=8: :tc=auth-ftp-defaults: Adding the :minpasswordlen=8: line under the […]

OpenBSD : Seeting up TIme ZONE

OpenBSD’s timezone it set from the /etc/localtime binary file which will be soft linked (symbolic link) to one of the files located in the /usr/share/zoneinfo directory structure. How to , 1. Configuring the timezone is done using the /etc/localtime file. 2. Locate your timezone file in the /usr/share/zoneinfo/ directories. 3. Changing your timezone to Los […]

Server CORE : Use the Sconfig Utility to Install Windows PowerShell on Server Core ?

Server CORE : Use the Sconfig Utility to Install Windows PowerShell on Server Core ? The Server Configuration utility (Sconfig) provides a text-based menu system that makes it easy to do the following: * Configure domain or workgroup membership * Change a server’s name * Add a local Administrator account * Configure remote management features […]

Security : How To allow access to AIM, Yahoo, Gtalk and MSN Messenger through Squid Proxy ?

How To allow access to AIM, Yahoo, Gtalk and MSN Messenger through Squid Proxy ? To proxy and to allow AIM, MSN, Yahoo and GTalk   Instant Messenger traffic via with Squid, change/add the following line in the Squid configuration file # Allow AIM protocols acl AIM_ports port 5190 9898 6667 acl AIM_domains dstdomain .oscar.aol.com […]

Linux : How can I create and use my own Certificate Authority (CA)?

How can I create and use my own Certificate Authority (CA)? 1. Create a RSA private key for your CA (will be Triple-DES encrypted and PEM formatted): $ openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 1024 Please backup this ca.key file and remember the pass-phrase you currently entered at a secure location. You can see the details […]