vincentdanen, Author at TechRepublic

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Bio

Vincent Danen works on the Red Hat Security Response Team and lives in Canada. He has been writing about and developing on Linux for over 10 years and is a veteran Mac user.

Latest from vincentdanen

Hardware

Nagios XI wizards make setup a snap for network monitoring

Vincent Danen gives Nagios XI a big thumbs up for monitoring hosts and services -- the commercial version comes with a price tag but is worth it for the wizards that make setup a breeze.

Security

Two-factor SSH authentication via Google secures Linux logins

Vincent Danen details the steps of setting up Google two-factor authentication for SSH.

Enterprise Software

Chromium on Fedora Linux is closing in on Firefox

Vincent Danen is becoming a fan of Chromium on Fedora Linux and here he shows a few tweaks that he's made that get it a little closer to nudging out Firefox.

Hardware

Two SSH clients to consider for the iPad

Vincent Danen has used two SSH applications for the iPad that might come in handy if you need to remotely access a server. Here are his thoughts on iSSH and Prompt.

Apple

Google Apps’ two-factor authentication provides security boost for Mac and iPhone users

Vincent Danen details how to enable Google Apps two-factor authentication and reap the security benefits it offers for Mac and iPhone users.

Networking

Practical SELinux: Port contexts and handling access alerts

After introducing and recommending SELinux a couple of weeks ago, I followed up with some of the basics – learning about setting file contexts with the semanage tool. This time, I’ll show you how to set other contexts, and also look at how to handle reported access violations. Previously, we concentrated on file contexts; yet ...

Project Management

Work some project management magic with Merlin

Vincent Danen offers an overview of a robust, enterprise-capable project management solution, including licensing for iPhone / iPad sharing, web sharing, and a server component.

Open source

Practical SELinux for the beginner: Contexts and labels

Vincent Danen gets into some of the basics of working with SELinux. Learn how to work with contexts, which include ports, processes, files, and directories, and labels.

Apple

Finding uses for the iPad 2: A skeptic gives it another shot

Vincent Danen once pronounced the iPad a "giant iPod" and passed on the original device; however, caving to pressure on the iPad 2, he revises his opinion on its usefulness.

Open source

Introduction to SELinux: Don’t let complexity scare you off

Vincent Danen acknowledges that some of the complexity of SELinux is intimidating, but if you spend some time with it, the payoff is heightened security and better control of your system.

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