- IDS Elusion
Intrusion Detection Systems are a "must" in IT Security. Here it can
be explained how to set up a roubust and powerfull IDS, hardened by
a pen-test (focusing, then, not only on attack but also on defense).
- smashthestack.org
SmashTheStack is a wargames network about coding, reverse
engeegnering and crittography. It a very good job, that help people
to increase their skills.
- SSH with SFTP ChrootDirectory and HPN improvement
The OpenSSH 4.8p1 version has a built-in function that makes sftp
chroot easly than create a manual chroot environment by an internal
sftp server. This is a special feature that not everyone knows. The
HPN patch improve ssh connection eliminating the statically internal
flow control buffers. The network improvment is wonderfull.
- Security and Privacy (inspired by Bruce Schneier)
Bruce Schneier, on his mailing list Cryptogram, talked about
differences between security and privacy and how this two antithesis
things can live togheter very well. The assay can talk about this
with a specific analysis of italian society.
- Mixed LAN Windows-Linux: LDAP,Kerberos,Samba,NFS
- Libnet and socket C programming
- Modding router firmware
When purchasing a new consumer router (like DLink, Netgear,
USRobotics and so on), the first thing to do is check if there is a
new firmware release. Thus because default firmwares are obsolete
and software limited. With a modded firmware you can obtain a
significant performance increase and a new features.
- Linux AP with WPA2
I think it's interesting know how to set up a linux box as Access
Point and working with WPA/WPA2 encryption (maybe EAP-PEAP).
This can covers in depth linux networking with master encryption.
- New broadcom wireless driver how to
With new tree kernel 2.6.24, was develop (and still in
developping) a new Broadcom wireless driver. This driver is better
than legacy one and all the supported wireless card should upgrade
dei built-in modules. A guide to b43-fwcutter and simple upgrade
from legacy bcm43xx to b43 (maybe with some specificy protocol
specification or driver information)
- QoS on linux and routers
Quality of Service is a set of rules that define a packet priority
above others. Setting this priority, network traffic can have some
improvemnets, expecially in conjunction with VoIP traffic.
