[olug] more bash scripting fun - with an import lesson in security

[Rob Townley]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Benjamin Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's why all of my critical gear (I consider home networking to be
> critical) have 20 character passwords with a variety of upper/lower
> case, numbers, and special characters.  Yeah I know, that means I
> usually have to write it down, but if someone is breaking into my
> house to get my password, I've got a much larger problem at hand.
>
> So if I see a van parked outside my house for days at a time, I'm
> going to assume it is you Dynatron.
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Awais Khan <frontsidelockslide at gmail.com> wrote:
>> boy I just had that slauce, and it tastes good. A little alarming, with a
>> after taste of NICE
>>
>> thanks again Dynatron, I shall now download your script, and append "made in
>> India", at the bottom
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 6:44 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> all that talk about bash scripting a while back got me interested in doing
>>> some cool bash projects.
>>> here's my blog post with a download link to the latest bash script i did.
>>> http://www.slauce.com/200910020420.html
>>>
>>> it's completely functional with a good lesson to be learned for any
>>> security
>>> noobs out there.
>>>
>>> you'll have to open the script in a decent text editor to check it out.
>>> mozilla doesn't honor the line breaks.
>>>
>>> READ BEFORE YOU EXECUTE IT.
>>> instructions are commented in the script.
>>>
>>>
>>> to run, copy to any folder with proper permissions and
>>>
>>> chmod +x ./bf
>>>
>>> it creates one temporary file with response fingerprint, and a logfile.
>>>
>>>
>>> i'm open to comment and creative suggestions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> dynatron digital services
>>> box 191 - 68037
>>> www.dynatron.org
>>> dynatron at gmail.com
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on dd-wrt, uncheck both http and https once configured.  When you need
the webserver temporarily, ssh in and turn it back on with httpd.
Other things may be necessary to protect sshd.