Apple OSX

Error code: ssl_error_ssl_disabled

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417 days
by in Apple OSX

An error I recently received while updating Firefox 3.6.x. After the update I was not able to connect to any of my https ssl sites. After some “googleling”, I found a solution that consists of fragments I found on different sites.

Basically I needed to delete the file cert8.db which can be found in you’re profile directory. If you don’t know where to find you’re profile directory, execute the “Tools: Error Console” from within Firefox.

Paste the following command as one line and hit the button “Evaluate”:

Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"].getService( Components.interfaces.nsIProperties).get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile).path

It will show you where to find your profile directory.

Cheers,

Ray.

Ubuntu on Dell XPS M1330

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1305 days
by in Apple OSX, Linux

Latest update: 4 aug 2008

For recapping my findings, I wrote up a small article on how to install Linux Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition (32bit) on a Dell XPS M1330.

Goals:
I switch from 64bit back to 32bit for compatibility reasons. There are to many apps that don’t work and are required to fit my needs. So I set up a boot partition (350MB – unencrypted) and a encrypted partition (100GB). Then I used that partition to set up LVM2 and prepared a root (10 GB), home (86 GB) and a swap partition (4 GB).

Download @ www.ubuntu.com and make sure to check “alternate cd” checkbox. It gives you the opportunity to install lvm2 on a encrypted partition.

Intro: Normally I run OSX os on Macbook Pro’s. However, since these are very pricey, and I smashed mine to smithereens,  I’ve decided to buy a cheap Dell.

  • Hardware
  • Partitioning harddisk (Dual boot: Ubuntu & OSX)
  • Installing OSX
  • Installing Ubuntu

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Howto Aladdin eToken ssh key authentication

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1410 days
by in Apple OSX, Security

Start with installing the software for your mac. The current release is v4.55 [2008-03-27].When installed there are to programs “~/Applications/eToken/”. PKIMonitor, which will be available on your “menu bar”, and an application called eToken Properties.

If you followed the installation procedure then you are at the point for inserting the eToken. While looking at the eToken a red led should lid up. That’s a good thing!

First thing you need to do is “initialize” your eToken.Open up “Open eToken Properties”, click eToken , click “Advanced”, click “Initialize eToken”, Set User and Administrator passwords (both different and strong”, click “Advanced” and check the box “Load 2048-bit RSA key support”. Click Okay, Okay, Okay, I’ve stopped counting….
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Macbook pro installation

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1660 days
by in Apple OSX

Here’s a list of software that I find nifty enough to mention….

- X11 en X11-dev (osx dvd)

We need this for using OpenOffice en Darwin Port applicaties.

- MenuMeters

http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/

- Cyberduck : sftp client

http://cyberduck.ch/

- GeekTool : show logfiles on desktop

http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/

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Using Nmap port scanner

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1660 days
by in Apple OSX, Linux, Security

nmap – Network exploration tool and security / port scanne

auteur : Fyodor Yarochkin
url: http://insecure.org/nmap/

platform:

Een van de betere en veelgebruikte tools voor niet alleen scannen van poorten maar zeker ook voor fingerprinting.

  • nmap -v -sV hostname
    // geeft per poort weer welke service en versie er draaid
  • nmap -v -sS -sV -O -P0 -e en1 -S 64.233.167.99 localhost
    // Spoof ip-address bijv. handig om je firewall te testen :o

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