Archive for the ‘Security’ Category
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
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Important: This method of password protecting folders does not provide protection for highly secure information. It is mainly to keep more casual users from accessing a page through a Web browser. See the limitations to this method of authentication for details.
On this page:
Part 1: Create a password file and put it on the server
Part 2: Create an .htaccess file in the folder you would like restricted
Part 3: Test the set up
Limitations to this method of authentication
Part 1: Create a password file and put ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
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Spyware is software for the most embarrassing appearing on the Internet lately. When the spyware infects a system may be relatively harmless or May to be devastating. Spyware like coolwebsearch and new.net are capable of paralyzing a computer system. Laws to regulate spyware are underway in many states and may this year to implement.
What is Spyware?
Spyware is software that collects information on the equipment and / or computer user. It is installed on a computer and sends the information to another computer. Some spyware programs such as climate Bug, Bear Share and Kazaa are knowingly ...
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
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Here are three easy but important ways to protect yourself if you run a WordPress blog:
Secure your /wp-admin/ directory. What I’ve done is lock down /wp-admin/ so that only certain IP addresses can access that directory. I use an .htaccess file, which you can place directly at /wp-admin/.htaccess . This is what mine looks like:
AuthUserFile /dev/null
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName “Access Control”
AuthType Basic
order deny,allow
deny from all
# whitelist home IP address
allow from 64.233.169.99
# whitelist work IP address
allow from 69.147.114.210
allow from 199.239.136.200
# IP while in Kentucky; delete when back
allow from 128.163.2.27
I’ve changed ...
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