Author: Vivek Gite Step 1 – Backup Like every seasoned developer and sysadmin, I backed up all my project files, MySQL database and config files. So if something goes wrong, I should be able to go back quickly. That is all. Hence, keep verified backups. I have following software installed: ELEP repo enabled for CentOS 8 Read More
Save and Export Firewall Configurations – Palo Alto Firewalls
Saving a backup of the candidate configuration to persistent storage on the firewall enables you to later revert to that backup (see Revert Firewall Configuration Changes). This is useful for preserving changes that would otherwise be lost if a system event or administrator action causes the firewall to reboot. After rebooting, PAN-OS automatically reverts to the Read More
Automate Backup Microsoft SQL Server Express Databases
by John Litchfield Have you ever attempted to setup an automated backup of your SQL Server Express database server, only to discover that the handy job scheduler maintenance options that you are accustomed to using with the full version of SQL Server are not available with the express edition? After a brief search of Google, Read More
How to Renew an Expired Certificate – Palo-Alto Firewall
You have the renew option at the bottom of the certificates page : certificate renew optionIn case a certificate expires or is about to expire, select the corresponding certificate and click Renew. Set the validity period (in days) for the certificate and click OK. If the firewall is the CA that issued the certificate, the firewall replaces it Read More
How To Fix a Missing Content-Security-Policy on a Website
by: Kent Ickler Content-Security-Policy-What-What? Content-Security-Policy is a security header that can (and should) be included on communication from your website’s server to a client. When a user goes to your website, headers are used for the client and server to exchange information about the browsing session. This is typically all done in the background unbeknownst Read More
How to Enable HTTPS URL Forwarding on a Domain Name
by Karthik Balachander HTTPS Domain Forwarding with SSL Certificates is a feature that is increasingly important to website owners and webmasters, with rising public awareness about secure websites. Improved messaging by web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox on the topic of secure websites has had a powerful impact on HTTPS traffic on Google and the web. In Read More