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Technical Analysis: Remote Administration of Windows Systems with SSH

by jcannon on June 11, 2008

Abstract: SSH has largely replaced Telnet for remote administration of UNIX and Linux systems, but has not yet been used much on Windows. SSH is generally considered to be more secure than Telnet and the Berkeley remote commands (rlogin, etc). This paper... more

• Wednesday, June 11, 2008
• in: Server Center
• jcannon

Technical Analysis: OpenSSH on Linux using Windows/Kerberos for Authentication

by jcannon on June 06, 2008

Abstract: Secure remote access to UNIX and Linux systems is generally accomplished through SSH. The most frequent implementation of that protocol is OpenSSH, originally written for the OpenBSD project but now ported to a wide variety of platforms. This... more

• Friday, June 06, 2008
• in: Server Center
• jcannon

Technical Analysis: Apache with mod_auth_kerb and Windows Server

by jcannon on January 25, 2008

The Apache authentication module mod_auth_kerb allows Apache to authenticate users against a Kerberos KDC including one from ActiveDirectory. Kerberos itself can be fairly complex to set up. This guide will attempt to show the specific steps required to make this possible as well as discuss security limitations specific to the interoperability matters. ... more

• Friday, January 25, 2008
• in: Server Center
• jcannon

Windows and Linux Integration: Printer Sharing between Windows and Linux

by MichaelF on October 16, 2006

Last Thursday we posted an interview with Jeremy Moskowitz in which we mentioned the book he authored: Windows and Linux Integration. As promised, today we have posted a complete chapter from the book... more

• Monday, October 16, 2006
• in: Server Center
• MichaelF

Managing the Lab: SMS and our mixed environment

by admin on March 31, 2006

Fifty Linux distributions, Check. Fifteen versions of UNIX, Check. Now, how do we manage all of this? Learn how we leverage Systems Management Server and Vintela to manage the lab.... more

• Friday, March 31, 2006
• in: Server Center
• admin