There are a number of methods to attach a web site and its viewers’ browsers. Many of these have simple fixes that can be applied in the Apache configuration file. This article presents some of the headers that can be applied
Tag: apache2
Securing TLS
A StackExchange question on using HAProxy’s capture feature to pass data from TCP mode to HTTP mode prompted me to update my SSL configuration. This was intended to get an A+ rating from SSL Labs by sending non-SNI capable clients to a server with weaker ciphers. This was to enable clients on WinXP/IE8, Java 6,… Continue reading Securing TLS
Disabling SSLv3 to block Poodle
The new Poodle vulnerability lead me to disable SSLv3 on my Ubuntu server. I have TLS/SSL enabled on three services: apache2, exim4, and dovecot2. Each service required a different method to disable SSLv3. While SSLv3 is mostly history, the techniques I used can be applied to other TLS versions. Ubuntu uses configuration files split into… Continue reading Disabling SSLv3 to block Poodle
Analog with Report Magic and Logwrangler
I am now using Report Magic for Analog with my Analog installation. My last attempt had failed miserably, but this time it went extremely well. I found Logwrangler which does a lot of the work. I encountered an incompatibility between Report Magic and an updated graphics library. Once the patch was applied the program ran… Continue reading Analog with Report Magic and Logwrangler
Analog for Multiple Sites
Analog is a fast and flexible web log analysis tool. Its configuration can consist of several files nested using include statements. This allows common configuration items to be grouped in separate files. The minimal site specific configuration items can be contained in small include files. Similarly, time period specific include files allow for reports by… Continue reading Analog for Multiple Sites