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01-12-2010

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In light of this board's rule stating "no BSD vs. Linux vs. Windows or similar threads," is the following post legal (can I post it)?

Hi. I'm thinking about obtaining a web server for business purposes and I want to learn to administer and maintain the server myself. I need to be able to use perl and cgi in an environment with ssl/tls security for my own and my clients' websites. I need room to experiment with such protocols as tcp/ip and http, and of course ssl. I'm looking for recommendations as to what kind of server operating system to use in light of these needs-I'm thinking of running Apache as my web server and unix/lenix as my operating system but there's such a whirlwind of OS versions out there, I don't know where to start. Any advice will be appreciated.

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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

upsset.conf

UPSSET.CONF(5)							    NUT Manual							    UPSSET.CONF(5)

NAME

       upsset.conf - Configuration for Network UPS Tools upsset.cgi

DESCRIPTION

       This file only does one job--it lets you convince upsset.cgi(8) that your system's CGI directory is secure. The program will not run until
       this file has been properly defined.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

       upsset.cgi(8) allows you to try login name and password combinations. There is no rate limiting, as the program shuts down between every
       request. Such is the nature of CGI programs.

       Normally, attackers would not be able to access your upsd(8) server directly as it would be protected by the LISTEN directives in your
       upsd.conf(5) file, tcp-wrappers (if available when NUT was built), and hopefully local firewall settings in your OS.

       upsset runs on your web server, so upsd will see it as a connection from a host on an internal network. It doesn't know that the connection
       is actually coming from someone on the outside. This is why you must secure it.

       On Apache, you can use the .htaccess file or put the directives in your httpd.conf. It looks something like this, assuming the .htaccess
       method:

	   <Files upsset.cgi>
	   deny from all
	   allow from your.network.addresses
	   </Files>

       You will probably have to set "AllowOverride Limit" for this directory in your server-level configuration file as well.

       If this doesn't make sense, then stop reading and leave this program alone. It's not something you absolutely need to have anyway.

       Assuming you have all this done, and it actually works (test it!), then you may add the following directive to this file:

	   I_HAVE_SECURED_MY_CGI_DIRECTORY

       If you lie to the program and someone beats on your upsd through your web server, don't blame me.

SEE ALSO

       upsset.cgi(8)

   Internet resources:
       The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/

Network UPS Tools						    05/22/2012							    UPSSET.CONF(5)