Version 1.01 INTRODUCTION Years of Apache2 log entries necessitated an application to feed access log files to a database. Population of a database via Python was the fastest and easiest way to get to analysis, though other languages may operate faster at the hardware level. Python already has a lot of the database libraries precanned,… Continue reading Apache2 log database population via Python
Category: Apache
Tailing the Apache Access Log
As a system administrator it is sometimes useful to watch things happening live in Apache access log. Tail would be the command usually used to accomplish the task, while logged in as an appropriate user through a secure shell session. Tailing the Apache Access Log was a resolution to a problem that I encountered when… Continue reading Tailing the Apache Access Log
308 response code – redirection and messing with daemons…
This post is part of the “.htaccess redirection fun with mod_rewrite” series. The most useful feature of .htaccess and mod_rewrite, in the opinion of this author, is redirection. Redirection is identified to a browser by response code 308. By redirection we mean mapping any URI into any other URI. Response code 308 is the redirection… Continue reading 308 response code – redirection and messing with daemons…
.htaccess redirection fun with mod_rewrite
For the holidays, I decided to gift readers with a series of some useful but fun posts titled “.htaccess redirection fun with mod_rewrite“. The series is dedicated to the fun you can have with Apache redirection while keeping tight security of your website. Though not for the faint of heart, one can have fun toying… Continue reading .htaccess redirection fun with mod_rewrite
Log4J Quick Test
Hi Folks, This just in from Canonical. The following two commands are to be run in a terminal window, and they check the vulnerability of your system/server to the respective CVE: $ sudo ua fix CVE-2021-44228 $ sudo ua fix CVE-2021-45046 Ideally you want the result: CVE-2021-45046: Apache Log4j 2 vulnerability https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45046 No affected packages… Continue reading Log4J Quick Test
Log4Shell Wild West
Hi Folks, Patch those servers! I’ve had hundreds of attacks today, currently at least 100 IP addresses being blocked actively by automated defenses. That has resulted in a great set of malicious IP addresses to probe at a later date. Keep up the contribution of IP address, and I’ll post those some time in the… Continue reading Log4Shell Wild West