Linux, windows, asterisk, vmware

VPNSecure.me target Australian’s web filter.

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:44:17 +0000

Full story from APCMag.com below.
http://apcmag.com/targeting-filter-vpn-providers-practice-aussie-accents.htm

Australia’s contentious Internet filter hasn’t even been legislated yet, but that hasn’t stopped enterprising VPN providers from marketing their services directly to Aussies.

Hot on the heels of revelations that there will be no legal repercussions for people that circumvent Stephen Conroy’s proposed Internet filter, it appears overseas virtual private network providers are wasting no time building a market for one-click filter circumvention.

VPNSecure.me, a provider of encrypted Web proxy services, charges just $US8 per month for a service that will allow Australians to circumvent the filter’s access restrictions. Although the service has been around for some time, its Web page now reflects the company’s new marketing strategy with the top-page statement that the product will “Bypass the Australian internet censorship from conroy (sic)”.

vpnsecure.me Bypass the Australian internet censorship

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:39:25 +0000

Something I found while searching about the Australian internet censorship was vpnsecure.me

Seems vpnsecure.me offers quite a decent deal for $8 a month. Encrypting web traffic for open Wifi networks and they don’t keep logs of your internet traffic.

The best part is this service will allow you to bypass the Australian internet filter / censorship, by installing the openVPN client and using Key / Password authentication to there network.

The Australian Government is going to spend millions of dollars implementing the web filter and solutions for $8 per month can bypass this with ease.

The service also boasts being able to give you full speed internet access if your internet is capped, the service seems to be based in the US and therefore will also allow people to watch hulu, listen to Pandora and purchase Games from the states, a wide range of services you can now access that are currently blocked for people outside the US.

I’ve signed up for the trail period! $2 only for 7 days, i’ll give it a whirl and report back!

UPDATE:

I used the VPN service for 7 days. The service worked flawlessly, I decided to sign up for the monthly service and also durding this time, they have added a Free proxy account for all members, this is a great plus for people that can’t install the VPN software on there computers!

I would 100% recommend this provider, give it a shot and head to www.vpnsecure.me

Perl SOAP::LITE WS Security and Addressing for Soap service

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:59:31 +0000

I had alot of issues when trying to make SOAP-lite work with WS-Security, so here is a complete example below of a working service with WSSE

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#!/usr/bin/perl

use SOAP::Lite +trace => 'debug';
$SOAP::Constants::PREFIX_ENV = "soapenv";
my $soap = SOAP::Lite
-> proxy ('Enter Proxy URL HERE)
-> on_action( sub {join '', '"urn:Process"',''} )
-> readable(true); # make the XML readable, set this to false or comment out on production

#Change some HTTP Header defaults
$SOAP::Constants::DEFAULT_HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE
= 'text/xml';
#Add some custom Name Spaces to the soapenv:Envronment
$soap->serializer->register_ns("http://api.apihost.com/xsd","xmlns:xsd");
$soap->serializer->register_ns("http://api.apihost.com","xmlns:api");
$soap->serializer->register_ns("http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing","xmlns:wsa");
#Need todo some funky business with the SoapAction --> See ->on_action as it joins.
$soap->default_ns('api:Process');
$soap->autotype(1);
$soap->outputxml('true');

#setup Username and Password, Get this from your Welcome email.
my $username = "testshayne";
#MD5 password
my $password = "8eee3efdde1eb6cf6639a58848362bf4";

#TODO: create a random word for the nounce, instead of using static base64_encode nounce
my $nonce = "4djRSlpeyWeGzcNgatneSA==";
#TODO: Auto create timestamp
my $timestamp = "2005-2-5T17:18:15Z";

#TODO - Get the digest to work! - This will enable the WSSE Password Digest, instead of using PlainText md5 password
#my $digest = MIME::Base64::encode_base64(Digest::SHA1::sha1(MIME::Base64::decode_base64($nonce) . $timestamp . $password), '');

#Build the WS Security Headers.
my $security=SOAP::Header->name("wsse:Security")->attr({'soapenv:mustUnderstand'=>1,'xmlns:wsse'=>'http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd'});

my $userToken =SOAP::Header->name("wsse:UsernameToken" =>
\SOAP::Header->value(
SOAP::Header->name('wsse:Username')->value($username)->type(''),
SOAP::Header->name('wsse:Password')->value($password)->type('')->attr({'Type'=>'http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText'}),
SOAP::Header->name('wsse:Nonce')->value($nonce)->type('')->attr({'EncodingType'=>'http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0#Base64Binary'}),

SOAP::Header->name('wsu:Created')->value($timestamp)->type(''))
)->attr({'xmlns:wsu'=>'http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd'});

my $address="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing";
my $addressing=SOAP::Header->name("wsa:ReplyTo" => \SOAP::Header->value(SOAP::Header->name('wsa:Address')->value($address)->type('')));
my $action=SOAP::Header->name('wsa:Action')->value('urn:Process')->type('')->attr({'soapenv:mustUnderstand'=>'1'});
my $message=SOAP::Header->name('wsa:MessageID')->value('uuid:7176ecf3-1066-4e97-99da-0aef3f5c12c8')->type('')->attr({'soapenv:mustUnderstand'=>'1'});

#Set minimum values to pass to the API

my $Amount = '100.00';
my $Currency = 'USD';
my $AttemptMode = '1';
my $IPAddress = '192.168.120.157';
my $Email = 'bob10@bob.com';
my $FirstName = 'Bob';
my $LastName = 'Builder';
my $Address1 = '450 Queen St';
my $Address2 = 'City';
my $City = 'Brisbane';
my $State = 'Queensland';
my $Country = 'AU';
my $Postcode = '4000';
my $Phone = 'XXXXXXXX';
my $CardName = 'Bob';
my $CardNumber = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
my $ExpiryMonth = '04';
my $ExpiryYear = '2010';
my $CVV = '123';
my $SiteId = 'XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX';
my $TestTransaction = 'true';
my $TuringKey = 'XXXXX';
my $Product = 'Shoes';
my $Note = 'Transaction for Shoes';
my $CustomerRef ='wo0t2';

#build the array

my $arrAmount = (\SOAP::Data->value(
SOAP::Data->name('api:Amount')->value($Amount)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Currency')->value($Currency)->type('')
));
my $details = (\SOAP::Data->value(
SOAP::Data->name('api:FirstName')->value($FirstName)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:LastName')->value($LastName)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Address1')->value($Address1)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Address2')->value($Address2)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:City')->value($City)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:State')->value($State)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Country')->value($Country)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Postcode')->value($Postcode)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Phone')->value($Phone)->type(''),

)->type(''));
my $arrCustDetails = (\SOAP::Data->value(
SOAP::Data->name('api:Details')->value($details)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:CustomerRef')->value($CustomerRef)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Email')->value($Email)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:IPAddress')->value($IPAddress)->type('')
));
my $arrCardDetails = (\SOAP::Data->value(
SOAP::Data->name('api:CardName')->value($CardName)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:CardNumber')->value($CardNumber)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:ExpiryMonth')->value($ExpiryMonth)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:ExpiryYear')->value($ExpiryYear)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:CVV')->value($CVV)->type('')));

#package the final array
my $params = ( SOAP::Data->value(
SOAP::Data->name('api:CardDetails' => $arrCardDetails),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Customer' => $arrCustDetails),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Amount' => $arrAmount),
SOAP::Data->name('api:AttemptMode')->value($AttemptMode)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Note')->value($Note)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:Product')->value($Product)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:SiteId')->value($SiteId)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:TuringKey')->value($TuringKey)->type(''),
SOAP::Data->name('api:TestTransaction')->value($TestTransaction)->type('')
));

#Set the envrionment prefix for Process
$process ='api:Process';
#send our request and process a transaction
print $soap->$process($params, $security->value(\$userToken, $action, $message));

RSA ACE agent Access denied. Name lock failed.

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:57:04 +0000

I have been configured & testing the RSA SecureID and i’ve setup the servers, integrated into the LDAP directory etc, I have multiple hosts connected and working, however I have been running into the following issue.

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shayne@db1 ~]$ sudo /opt/pam/bin/acetest
Enter USERNAME: shayne
Access denied. Name lock failed.
[shayne@db1 ~]$ sudo /opt/pam/bin/acetes

There is no information on the error ANYWHERE! *sigh*

Some people might find this funny, but I finally found an Authentication Monitor in the RSA Security Console, the whole thing is quite easy once you get your head around everything

After starting the Real-Time Authentication Monitor It logged the following error..

1	Node secret mismatch: cleared on server but not on agent

Now at this point in time, I have not setup any node secret, the ACE Admin guide explains the following

Best Practices for Automatic Delivery
If you use Automatic Delivery, which is the default setting, the Authentication
Manager automatically creates and sends the node secret to the Agent Host in
response to the first successful authentication on the Agent Host. The transmission
containing the node secret is encrypted with a key derived from the user’s passcode in
combination with other information.
• Windows Agents with a version of 4.4.0 or later store the node secret file in the
system registry.
• Windows legacy Agents (other than 4.4.0) store the node secret file in the
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32 directory.
• All UNIX Agents store the node secret file in the in the ACEDATA directory.
The default name of the node secret file is securid.
In the case of Automatic Delivery, capture of the node secret is possible if you are not
careful to control the circumstances in which the first authentication on each Agent
Host occurs.

So, with that in mind, I did the following..

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[root@db1 bin]# cd /var/ace/
[root@db1 ace]# ls
sdconf.rec sdstatus.1 securid
[root@db1 ace]# rm securid

I went back and tested the authentication, and BAM, it now works. “Authentication method success”

You will notice that it’s now auto generated a new secureid file It’s probably better that you create a new Node Secret file for each Agent, however i’m just in the testing phase right now, apart from a crap interface and confusing setup process, it handles it’s intended job very well. kudos to RSA.

Simplic8hosting.com.au Brisbane & Sydney Web hosting

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:20:36 +0000

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rpmdb: Lock table is out of available locker entries

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:11:56 +0000

when trying to use up2date on your RHL server, you receive the following errors..

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rpmdb: Lock table is out of available locker entries
error: db4 error(22) from db->close: Invalid argument
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Cannot allocate memory (12)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

To resolve this slightly unwanted issue… do the following.

Maybe make a backup eh

1	sudo tar cvzf rpmdb_backup.tar.gz /var/librpm

Remove the RPM database.

1	sudo rm /var/lib/rpm/__db.00*

make the rpm rebuild the database (Could take a little while todo)

1	rpm --rebuilddb

Now try and run you up2date command again

HTC Hero Android 2.1

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:53:18 +0000

While Google has launched the Nexus One, HTC Hero owners are still awaiting for the long promised ROM updated direct from HTC.

I have a gut feeling that Google has something todo with this, after looking at the added features with the Google Nexus One, the HTC Hero with it’s current version of Android is still far Superior phone with the HTC Sense UI, moving the HTC Hero to Android 2.1 with the HTC Sense UI is going to be a 100% better phone then the Nexus One….. Maybe Google is worried it will stall their sales, who knows.

Anybody else got any suggestions on this one?

VOIP & Lynksys Router iiNet Drop outs

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:22:15 +0000

A customer of mine was having issues with VOIP connection dropping out all the time, specifically having to reset the ATA device in order to make a phone call using iTalk or iiNet Voip included with the Naked DSL package.

so jumped into the router settings and changed the connection to the following

PPOE
Multplexing LLC
Mode G.DMT

Note, you will have to have the username and password to change from PPOA to PPOE. This seems to have fixed the iiNet voip drop out issues.

Google unveils Nexus One smartphone

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:08:25 +0000

GOOGLE has unveiled its new Nexus One smartphone, but you’ll have to wait a while to get one in Australia… Import it I say *smiles*

The touch-screen device was today billed by Google as a “superphone” and the next step in the evolution of its Android software.

The phone, which has no set release date in Australia, is expected to be released gradually around the world.

“We do hope to allow people in other countries to purchase the Nexus One and future phones from Google soon, but I don’t have a time frame to share,” a spokesperson told technology news site Gizmodo,

Google launched its own online store at which the Nexus One would be sold.

Nexus One smartphones will be sold at the Google-hosted web store for $US529 ($578) “unlocked”, without ties to a telecom carrier.

This is in contrast to Apple’s iPhone, which forces consumers to pick a plan with a carrier before being able to use the phone.

source: http://www.news.com.au/technology/google-unveils-nexus-one-smartphone-to-bite-apple/story-e6frfro0-1225816442300

Windows 7 USB install from Ubuntu / Linux for Asus EEEPC

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:38:10 +0000

The follow tutorial rely’s on the following

1. Windows 7 installation ISO or Windows 7 Installation media
2. 4GIG + USB thumb drive / flash drive
3. Formatted thumb drive / flash drive

In order to install Windows 7 from USB you will first need to prepare your USB thumb drive / flash drive.

1. Plug in your USB / Flash drive.

2. Open gparted, open your terminal window and type in sudo gparted, if you currently don’t have gparted installed, type sudo apt-get install gparted

Gparted

4. Make sure you have a freshly formatted USB / Thumb drive

5. Right click on your USB drive, you will need to select the drive from the drop down at the top right hand side of the window, select manage flags, then select boot.

6. Copy the contents of your Windows 7 installation either from your install media or ISO (The iso can be opened with Archive manager) to the USB Thumb Drive / Flash Drive.

7. Make sure you unmount your USB thumb drive / Flash Drive before physically removing it from your computer.

8. Put your USB Thumb Drive / Flash Drive in your Asus eeepc press the power button, then press F12 to bring up the boot menu, select your USB Thumb Drive / Flash Drive from the menu, this will start the Windows 7 Installation.