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To secure a Linux server, disable password authentication on it. This way only those users can connect to it, who have access to an authorized private key. To enable users to connect to a Linux server with a private-public key pair Generate an RSA key pair In a Bash terminal on your workstation execute ssh-keygen Follow …
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To be able to download attached files from LastPass, you need to install the binary component for LastPass in your web browser. Navigate to https://lastpass.com/misc_download2.php Install the LastPass for Chrome (full version) plugin
When you create a key in AWS you can download it one time in PEM format. To use it in PuTTY, the free SSH and Telnet client, you have to convert it to PPK format. To install PuTTY, see the Terminal Emulator section in Recommended utilities for your workstation To convert a PEM file to PPK Open a …
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To secure Artifactory repositories follow the steps below Log into Artifactory as an administrator On the left select Admin Add users In the Security menu select Users In the upper right select New Create users for admin, writer, and reader. Make sure the Can Update Profile checkbox is NOT checked, so if someone logs in with the service …
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Obfuscate the password in the TeamCity UI When a TeamCity build step needs to use a password, there is a way to obfuscate it. In the TeamCity web interface navigate to the project, On the project page open the Parameters page, Click the Add new parameter button, Enter the name of the parameter, the password …
When you install Jenkins, the default settings allow anyone to sign up and administer it. There are many ways to secure Jenkins, the simplest is to disable the user sign up and require login to administer the server. Click sign up in the upper right corner and create an account for yourself On the Jenkins …
The Microsoft Active Directory is a great system to manage the security of servers and workstations. One of the fundamental security tools is the password expiration policy. To set the password expiration policy in an Active Directory domain follow the steps below Remote desktop into the domain controller Start the Active Directory Users and Computers …