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Infrastructure engineer supervising a controlled Chef policy pipeline through validation, staged promotion, Linux and Windows node convergence, and verification

Linux, MTA & Security · Aug 26, 2022 · 35 min read

Chef For Automation

Install Chef Workstation, build and test a cookbook, lock a Policyfile, add Linux and Windows nodes, promote safely, troubleshoot runs, and roll back.

Systems operator connecting through a verified SSH host-key checkpoint and bastion to terminal, file-transfer, network-device, and mobile access paths

Linux, MTA & Security · Aug 25, 2022 · 22 min read

Best SSH Clients

Compare current SSH clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile, file transfer, automation, and teams, then secure host keys, credentials, bastions, and tunnels.

Linux administrator validating an APF ruleset while preserving an administrative access path and blocking untrusted traffic

Linux, MTA & Security · Jul 19, 2022 · 24 min read

Advanced Policy Firewall (APF)

A current guide to Advanced Policy Firewall for Linux, including dynamic DNS trust refresh, remote block lists, global policy, safe testing, IPv6, containers, and upgrades.

Labelled Microsoft trusted ARC sealer flow showing sender authentication, modifying intermediary, ARC chain, tenant trust validation and final disposition

Email Deliverability · Jun 28, 2022 · 12 min read

Microsoft Trusted ARC Sealers in 2022: Forwarding Authentication Context

A technical guide to Microsoft’s June 2022 trusted ARC sealer support and safe handling of authentication through modifying intermediaries.

Two private office networks connected through plain VPN gateways by one monitored encrypted site-to-site tunnel

Linux, MTA & Security · May 21, 2022 · 13 min read

StrongSwan Site-to-Site VPN: Step-by-Step Guide

Build a StrongSwan IKEv2 site-to-site VPN with swanctl, secure proposals, routing, firewall and NAT controls, testing, troubleshooting, and rollback.

Labelled Yahoo AMP mobile workflow showing approved ESP and sender, authenticated multipart email, iOS Android and web rendering, secure APIs and fallback

Email Deliverability · Apr 28, 2022 · 12 min read

Yahoo Expanded AMP Email to Mobile in 2022: Platform and ESP Registration

An expert guide to Yahoo’s April 2022 AMP mobile expansion and platform registration, with safe dynamic actions, fallback and evidence design.

Administrator monitoring a protected request path through internet edge, Apache server, isolated PHP workers, and a private database

Linux, MTA & Security · Mar 16, 2022 · 27 min read

Secure Your LAMP Stack: Step-by-Step Hardening Guide

Harden Linux, Apache, PHP-FPM, MariaDB, TLS, headers, files, application secrets, logs, and backups with safe commands, verification, and rollback.

Labelled Yahoo Sender Hub operations map showing requirements, SMTP errors, complaint feedback, authentication, support evidence and accountable owners

Email Deliverability · Feb 23, 2022 · 11 min read

Yahoo Sender Hub in 2022: One Operational Portal for Mail Senders

A practical guide to Yahoo’s 2022 Sender Hub consolidation and the operating model senders need for support, complaints, errors and current policy.

Two parallel web server configuration paths apply file protection, routing, caching, compression, response security, verification, and protected rollback

Linux, MTA & Security · Sep 4, 2021 · 22 min read

Secure and Speed Up Apache and Nginx: Configuration Guide

Protect files, control caching, enable compression, add security headers, and test safe redirects with current Apache .htaccess and equivalent Nginx configurations.