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Make your desktop completely portable with a custom live CD.
Use encrypted folders with your custom live CD.
Use old-school administration skills to benefit from modern tools on Ubuntu Server.
Securing Ubuntu is as straightforward as installing it.
The examples used here were not invented. This article is really, really scary.
A break-in can happen to any system administrator. Find out how to use Autopsy and Sleuthkit to hit the ground running on your first forensics project.
Hack, analyze and learn from an intentionally insecure Web application.
The perfect NAC solution for both wired and wireless networks.
Explore hidden secrets of the DNS hierarchy with a benign and systematic diagnostic and audit methodology using readily available tools.
Keep your passwords safe in an encrypted file.
Start on “the Path” to a more secure system.
Trolltech's Qtopia SXE takes a stab at making open-source phones more secure.
Stored procedures bring the legacy advantages and challenges to MySQL.
Single sign-on dictated by user roles with Perl and Ruby.
A real-world case where SELinux proved its worth.
Lock down access to SSH with Single Packet Authorization.
How to set up and use SELinux Multi-Category Security.
Single Packet Authorization fills the gaps in port knocking.
Need a personal firewall, an enterprise Internet gateway or something in between? iptables does it all!
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From the Magazine

July 2008, #171

Heard of the Web? If not, read on. This month we talk with Matt Mullenweg about WordPress. If you want to get your hands dirty in Web code, take a look at the rest of our feature articles on WebKit, Dojo and OpenLaszlo.

In the rest of the issue, you'll find articles on OpenID, RDFa and Quanta Plus. Kyle Rankin puts a new spin (as in "no" spin SSD) on hard drives and also tells you how to migrate to that new disk (spinning or not). Mick Bauer continues his series on customizing live CD's. And, James Gray gives us a feel for the state of Linux in the enterprise. After all that, you may need some TV time. If so, check out our review on how to make that digital TV tuner card work in your Linux box.

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