A list of resources related to topics covered in cs446:

NT Installation and configuration

Security

  • Internet Security
  • Linux Security WWW
  • Common Application/ServerPorts
  • Linux Security Alerts . Look here for references to security problems with specific programs and languages such as perl, wu-ftp, cgi-bin apps, etc.
  • Overview Paper on Unix Network Security
  • Encryption primer
  • UnixWorld

    • Linux notes

  • Notes for Apache HTTPd on Linux
  • Notes for WU FTPd on Linux

    • Do this as a lab activity

  • CGI overview Be sure to follow links in first prargraph. Especially HTML forms. When you visit HTML forms, be sure to go through as many example links as you can understand. When you access the form, be sure to view the source associated with each one. If you want to see the cgi program source check out the cgi-src link and double click the files post-query.c and query.c. Remember the examples are showing you what the form will look like and generate from the browser to the server. The post-query.c or query.c are what the server will execute in order to service the request. In these examples the server only sends back the environment variables (input data) you sent from the form.

    • Do this as a lab activity

  • UNIX overview These are fundamental unix operations that you should know by now. Look through this section of the linux documentation project to include the entire Section 3.3. Just NEXT your way down the list. If you have questions about any of these sections, mail me and we will talk about them in class.