Category Archives: DragonFlyBSD

Q: How do I encrypt file transfers with dd and netcat?

Posted on March 9, 2007 by jeff

A: This question came to us in response to the article Backup Files and Partitions with dd and netcat. Encrypting these files transfers is quite simple. As in the previous article, we will setup the server to listen on port … Continue reading →

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Backup Files and Partitions with dd and netcat

Posted on January 17, 2007 by jeff

This paper walks through various scenarios where dd and netcat can be used to backup files for administrative and forensic purposes. This paper is expected to grow over time and will be updated as time permits. The first example uses … Continue reading →

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Configuring racoon/ipsec-tools to use x509 Certificates

Posted on January 17, 2007 by jeff

This paper reviews the process to configure racoon/ipsec-tools to authenticate IPSec communications via x509 certificates. Our example does not cover howto configure a Certificate Authority (CA). This process will be examined in another paper. Our example also assumes the clients … Continue reading →

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