Tag: security

How to disable SSH login for the root user

Create a new user. In the following example, we will name it bob. root# useradd -m bob root# id bob uid=1000(bob) gid=1000(bob) groupes=1000(bob) Set the password for the new user. root# passwd bo

FreeBSD 10.3 is here

FreeBSD update to version 10.3. Main improvments: 15 security flaws patched UEFI support Gnome 3.16.2 Full Release Notes on official FreeBSD website.

OpenBSD 5.9 is here

OpenBSD update to version 5.9. Main improvments: Pledge - a new mitigation mechanism process in restricted mode security improved 70% of user components converted WiFi 802.11n multithread network

How to change OpenSSH port on CentOS 7

Before beginning# These are the steps to do on the SSH server. Be sure to do all the steps before exiting SSH connection if you are connected via SSH. This config was tested for default CentOS 7 iso.

Disable NetBIOS in CLI with WMIC

NetBIOS is a very old protocol wich is no more interesting today except in some particular cases. But it has a large number of security flaws. We can use WMIC (Microsoft Windows Management Instrumenta

Disable NetBIOS via Windows register

NetBIOS is a very old protocol wich is no more interesting today except in some particular cases. To disable it with the Windows register there are only a few steps : Launch the register editor (rege