by Cao | Feb 23, 2018 | Security
The folks at FreeBSD have been working diligently on patching the Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities since it was made aware late last year, according to Softpedia and Phoronix. See the links below and take proper measures to keep your FreeBSD systems safe...
![[How-To] Apache + SSL & Let’s Encrypt in FreeBSD](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/letsencrypt-logo-large.png)
by Cao | Sep 15, 2017 | Security, Tutorial
This guide by user Matei Cezar shows us how to setup a secure Apache HTTP server with Let’s Encrypt on FreeBSD. Let’s Encrypt is a free / automated / open Certificate Authority. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. In this tutorial we’ll...
![[How-To] Install Qmail-Scanner On FreeBSD](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/qmail.png)
by Cao | Sep 14, 2017 | FreeBSD, Security, Tutorial
User Allan Chr shows us how to get Qmail-Scanner set up on FreeBSD. Qmail-Scanner scans your emails received from Qmail for viruses and spam, and allows you to configure “policy blocks” on your email server. Follow the link below for the full set of...
![[How-To] Install ClamAV on FreeNAS v11 v11.0-U2](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/clamav.png)
by Cao | Sep 8, 2017 | FreeNAS, Security
User Hazimil shows us how to get ClamAV, an open-source antivirus engine, set up on a FreeNAS 11 server. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions on how to make your ZFS filesystem even more secure. Hi All, I’ve noticed a few posts about whether...
by Cao | May 26, 2017 | Blog, FreeBSD, Security
User Eric McCorkle discusses some security aspects of FreeBSD, notably signatures (executables, library, kernel) in his latest blog. This article is broken down in sections such as signed elf binaries, portable verification library, key management, etc. Read the whole...
by Cao | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog, HardenedBSD, Security
This blog series by user W. Dean Freeman discusses some security aspects of HardenedBSD, along with an Entropy Assessment of FreeBSD. The author runs various tests using DTrace and documents his findings across 2 different blogs, and more to come in the future. Check...
