Author: Isabel Kettnich

How to Install the Django Web Framework on Ubuntu 20.04

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Isabel Kettnich | Updated: March 8, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Development, Django, Django Framework, Git, Git Clone, Git Environment, Linux, lsyncd, move, PIP, PIP3, Python, Python 3, Python-PIP, rsync, Site, Ubuntu, Venv, Virtual Environment, Virtualenv, VirtualEnv Wrapper-Win, Web Application Development, Web Applications, Web Framework, WebDev

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What is Django?

Django is a Python-based web framework that is used for developing complex, database-driven websites. It also operated under an open-source license indicating it is free to use. Django is ultra-fast and encourages security, and it is exceptionally adaptable, which is the cause of its immense popularity.

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How to Verify A Connection is Secure Using OpenSSL

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Isabel Kettnich

Category: Tutorials | Tags: AES, Camellia, CAST, Certificate Signing Request, Ciphers, Communication, CRLF, Cryptographic Functions, Cryptography, CSR, Decryption, DES, Encryption, HTTP, HTTPS, OpenSSL, Password, Password Hash, Port 443, Private Keys, Secure Communications, Secure Sockets Layer, Security, SHA, SSL, SSL Certificate, S_Client, TLS, Toolkit, Transport Layer Security

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What is OpenSSL?

OpenSSL is a free and open-source software cryptography library that provides cryptographic functionality to applications to ensure secure internet communication. It is widely used on many server applications, and it is available for most Unix-like operating systems (including Solaris, Linux, Mac OS X, the four open-source BSD operating systems), OpenVMS and Microsoft Windows.

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How to Install Samba on Linux/Windows

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Isabel Kettnich

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Active Directory, Blended Network, CentOS 7, CIFS, Common Internet File System, CSF, Domain Controller, File Sharing, Linux, Netbios, Open Source, Print Services, Private Share, Samba, Samba Server, Server Message Block, SMB, Windows, Workgroup

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What is Samba?

Before we get started with the installation, let’s find out what Samba is and how we can utilize it. Samba is a free and open-source software that allows files to be shared across Windows and Linux systems simply and easily. To be exact, it is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol.

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