Tag: secure
Configuration Example, Switching
ProCurve – Secure Management
Managing networking components is possible via a web interface or via a command-line interface. It doesn’t matter which method you prefer, but it does matter that the connection should be secure. If you use telnet (cli) or http (web interface) the management traffic is send clear-text across the network. I still notice that a lot of … Read More
Citrix Secure Gateway via https-only
Configuring a Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) server is simple, but provides a powerful solution to access resource from remote locations. CSG is an application installed on a DMZ server. Mostly I also configure the Citrix WebInterface on the same server. The CSG instance listens on TCP/443 and the WI instance listens on TCP/80. To improve … Read More
Citrix Access Gateway: duplicate STA ID
I received complains from a customers who wasn’t able to add two new Citrix servers to his Citrix Access Gateway configuration. He could successfully add the first Citrix server, but he couldn’t add the second Citrix server, because the first was overwritten by the second. I looked at the problem and noticed that both Citrix … Read More
Cisco banners with SSH
When configuring a Cisco device I always configure some kind of banner, which is displayed when logging in. This banner contains some information, like security warnings and general information. There are different kind of banners. exec: display a banner before displaying the enable prompt; login: display a banner before the password login prompt when accessing … Read More
Juniper SA & Terminal Server with Novell Client SSO
Normally configuring SSO on a Terminal Server in conjunction with a Juniper SA isn’t that hard. On the Juniper you pass the user credentials to the Terminal Server. On a normal Terminal Server you have to check the following: Disable Always prompt for password under: Terminal Services Configuration –> Connections –> Properties of RDP-tcp –> … Read More
Secure LDAP between Softerra and Novell NDS
Softerra LDAP Browser is a powerful tool for browsing servers, which support LDAP. Using Softerra LDAP Browser against a Novell NDS with secure LDAP is a different story. A secure LDAP connection is a connection which uses SSL certificates to encrypt the data stream. I had to use my LDAP Browser to query a Novell … Read More