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Month: January 2012
Linux/General – tar – Too many arguments
Occasionally, when working in directories with large numbers of files and/or directories contained within them, you will get an error stating: Too many arguments.
This is not an error from the application. Rather, it is an error from the shell erroring on ARG_MAX limit reached.
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MySQL/Security – Cleaning up post-install
A default install of MySQL has anonymous users and root users with access via ‘%’ (all outside hosts) and a generally useless ‘test’ database.
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Apache/Security – Hide Apache Version Number
Sometimes, you may like a bit of security-through-obscurity. Some PCI providers even require this.
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Apache/PCI – Disable Weak Cipher and older TLS Support
PCI compliance tests require you to disable weak ciphers and older TLS support.
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Apache/PCI – Disable TRACE Method
Some PCI tests require that you disable the Apache TRACE method as this can reveal sensitive information about the server.
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