Rob Pickering
I write about things that interest me: Digital Transformation, Networking, Security, Home Automation, Macintosh Hardware/Software, and Programming.
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Rob Pickering
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Networking & Security
Home and small network security: firewalls, VLANs and IoT segmentation, TLS, IPv6, and hardening guides.
24 posts
How-To
Astaro Security Gateway - Setting up a Public Web Server with Web Application Firewall
How to publish an internal web server through the Astaro Security Gateway (Sophos UTM) Web Application Firewall instead of a plain DNAT.
by robpickering
4 min read
How-To
Configure SSH2 Access for Updating WordPress
How to make WordPress updates run over SSH2 instead of FTP on Ubuntu, with a dedicated user, SSH key pair, and the php libssh2 extension.
by robpickering
2 min read
How-To
Secure your WordPress Installation
How to harden a WordPress install with tested backup plugins like BackupBuddy, strong admin passwords, and basic security steps.
by robpickering
4 min read
How-To
B&N NOOK Color - Your $250 Android Tablet
How to turn the $250 Barnes & Noble NOOK Color into a full Android tablet running Gingerbread or Honeycomb, with real hardware specs.
by robpickering
8 min read
How-To
How to become a Certified IPv6 Technician – Part Two
How to earn Hurricane Electric IPv6 Sage certification by running an IPv6-only Postfix mail server on OS X Snow Leopard, step by step.
by robpickering
7 min read
How-To
How to become a Certified IPv6 Technician - Part One
How to start Hurricane Electric's free IPv6 certification, why IPv4 exhaustion matters after IANA's last blocks, and the first badge levels.
by robpickering
1 min read
How-To
MySQL Database Replication over an SSH Tunnel
How to run MySQL master-slave replication through an SSH tunnel, covering key setup, my.cnf settings, and the replication user grants.
by robpickering
1 min read
How-To
Track Spammers using Gmail
Give every merchant a unique Gmail address to catch who sells it to spammers, then filter the junk with Gmail's built-in tools.
by robpickering
2 min read
Networking & Security
CloudEngines Plugs Security Flaw in Pogoplug with Firmware 2.1
Pogoplug firmware 2.1 finally disables the open root SSH access I reported. What CloudEngines fixed and what the update changes.
by robpickering
2 min read
Networking & Security
Beware the PogoPlug
The Pogoplug NAS ships with open root SSH access and a password CloudEngines published online. Why that is a serious security hole.
by Rob Pickering
2 min read
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