Creating a Certificate Signing Request Using Certreq.exe Rumi, April 6, 2013 Create a file named CSRParameters.inf on the C:\ drive using the contents below as a template (replace the single quotes with double quotes): [NewRequest] Subject="CN=mailgw.mango.com.bd,OU=IIG,O=Mango Teleservices Limited,S=Not Applicable,L=Dhaka,C=BD" KeySpec=1 KeyLength=2048 Exportable=TRUE MachineKeySet=TRUE SMIME=False PrivateKeyArchive=FALSE UserProtected=FALSE UseExistingKeySet=FALSE ProviderName="Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider" ProviderType=12 RequestType=PKCS10 KeyUsage=0xa0 Silent=TRUE [EnhancedKeyUsageExtension] OID=1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 Open a command… Continue Reading
Replacing the default (self signed) certificate on a RD Session Host server Rumi, April 1, 2013April 1, 2013 Many times I wanted to get rid of that annoying certificate warning message when I make a RDP connection to a RD Session Host server or a workstation. If you are using RDP inside an Active Directory network, the warning is gone, because the connection is using kerberos for security,… Continue Reading
Configuring DKIM signing in MDaemon Rumi, March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an open protocol for protecting email users against email address identity theft and email message content tampering. It does this by providing positive identification of the signer’s identity along with an encrypted “hash” of the message content. To configure and use DKIM: The system administrator… Continue Reading
MDaemon 10.x: Running WorldClient under IIS7.5 on Windows 2008 Rumi, March 25, 2013 Procedure Install the Web Server Role with ISAPI Extensions and ISAPI Filters (for exact steps please consult your Operating System documentation) Open the IIS console Click Start Click All Programs Click Administrative Tools Click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager On the Connections pane, expand the [Machine_name] node Right click on… Continue Reading
Using DKIM to Authenticate Email Message Rumi, March 25, 2013September 11, 2016 Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) defines a domain-level authentication mechanism that lets your organization take responsibility for transmitting an email message in a way that can be verified by a recipient. Your organization can be the originating sending site or an intermediary. Your organization’s reputation is the basis for evaluating… Continue Reading
pressflow varnish installation and configuration Rumi, March 24, 2013March 24, 2013 Installation Varnish is the key software that speeds up your web site. It is Open Source, built on industry standards and requires very few resources. Varnish is distributed in the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) package repositories. However, while EPEL allows new versions to be distributed, it does not… Continue Reading
Munin Installation on Linux Rumi, March 24, 2013 Installation on Debian/Ubuntu? If you are running Debian/Ubuntu?, you are in luck. Munin node Since "Munin Node" is in the standard repository, you can just type: # apt-get install munin-node Munin master Since "Munin master" is in the standard repository, you can just type: # apt-get install munin Installation on… Continue Reading
Munin to monitor mysql on Debian 6 Rumi, March 19, 2013 First we need to install some Mysql-Munin perl libraries: apt-get install libipc-sharelite-perl Also some Perl stuff will be needed: perl -MCPAN -eshell install IPC::ShareLite Next let’s activate Munin Mysql plugin: Assuming you have already installed both munin & mysql ln -s /usr/share/munin/plugins/mysql_* /etc/munin/plugins Restart both Apache & Munin: /etc/init.d/apache2 restart… Continue Reading
MySQL Root Password Reset Rumi, March 18, 2013 First things first. Log in as root and stop the mysql daemon. Now lets start up the mysql daemon and skip the grant tables which store the passwords. mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables You should see mysqld start up successfully. If not, well you have bigger issues. Now you should be able to… Continue Reading
Securing directory using .htaccess file Rumi, February 25, 2013October 20, 2013 First make sure your Apache configuration is set for allowing .htaccess. Read this Article first before you move to the next steps. .htaccess File Creation: Let's assume /test-dir1 is to be password protected. $ cd /var/www/html/test-dir1 $ vi .htaccess Write the following lines into this file: AuthName "Authorized Users Only."… Continue Reading