We're looking for a FTP solution with native support for a decent hashing algo, (bcrypt or such). Solutions such as vsftpd, proftpd and pureftpd all support basic crypt(), md5, and password() functions. However we're wondering if there may be a better solution out there?
We're aware of Pure-ftpd having scrypt support, however we're unable to get this to work for some reason.
We had the same problem, and ended up shipping a pure-ftpd authentication module that implemented the authentication logic in Python. We were even able to integrate with our public API for single sign-on. You could use this method to use the password hashing algorithm of your choice, or to integrate with third-party authentication solutions like Facebook or Github. For more information, check out https://download.pureftpd.org/pub/pure-ftpd/doc/README.Authentication-Modules
I am experimenting JRuby on Rails and need some guidance/tips in choosing the server. I have used nginx (and passenger) for my RoR in the past. JRuby wiki page Servers provide a lot of options and I have no experience in any of them.
What I am looking for is a simple to install, easy to scale server or the one widely used (so that I can find solutions if I am stuck)
I do realize this might be a broad question and the answer would be "it depends..." but would appreciate some pointers.
I might be biased being on the Trinidad team, but I still think it's top ... esp. as it handles high concurrency well while still being much lighter than TorqueBox (which I would also recommend if you do want something beyond just a web server e.g. built-in jobs but be aware that some of it is TB/JRuby specific). Most other options mentioned are Java web servers, which you can rule out if you do not want to install a Java server, warbling your application and deploying it as a .war file.
p.s. for the (next) version 1.5.0 re-deploys are to be revisited and one should be able to do some (memory leak-free) zero-down time deployments.
I came across this problem,I have got an algorithm that I need to implement on websites.
The server side scripts may differ and it can be PHP,ASP.NET etc.
All I need to do to is to deliver the binary(I need it as I dont want this security algorithm to be open and viewable) that can comply by every type.As per me solution can be (Please correct me if I am wrong):-
Implementing binary according to OS.
Implementing Algo as per every type of script.(Tough and less portable)
Please suggest if there is other way round or please close this question and redirect me to any earlier question asked for this situation.I am new for this.
Thanks
I would suggest you to use Java Server-side technologies to implement your algorithm. You can write your algorithm as a java class, which can be called from a Servlet or a JSP or even any other technologies over http protocol. The main reason why I suggest using java is:
1) it is platform independent, so your 1st point:
Implementing binary according to OS.
You dont have to worry which OS the client would use.and it can be ported to other OS very easily.
and
2) it will be very secure, once you compile, a class file will be generated, which can be delivered. it cant be opened and viewable.
Is there any API or tool that can automate software updating? It should take care of checking for updates from a URL for a provided list of files and downloading and replacing the ones that need updating. It would also be nice if it contained an authentication module so that only authorized parties could access the updates. It should be language-agnostic - takes a list of files without extra knowledge except their versions and replaces them with newly downloaded copies if on the site there are newer versions.
I'm specifically interested in something for the Windows platform, that would run on Win Xp to Win 7.
This makes me think about apt-get ...
take a look here, as well: Is there an auto-update framework for C++/Win32/MFC (like Sparkle)?
I did see some articles a while back about embedding subversion into your application to manage version control.
Edit:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.developer.html
Subversion has a modular design: it's implemented as a collection of libraries written in C. Each library has a well-defined purpose and application programming interface (API), and that interface is available not only for Subversion itself to use, but for any software that wishes to embed or otherwise programmatically control Subversion. Additionally, Subversion's API is available not only to other C programs, but also to programs written in higher-level languages such as Python, Perl, Java, and Ruby."
Just saw UpdateNode launching a pretty cool update and messaging system. It seems to be cross platform and free for Open Source.
UPDATE, did some further analysis on that, posted at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/22528011/3257300
For windows, I'd use Google Update, also known as omaha.
Since you didn't tag this question as windows, I'd also mention a UpdateEngine for Mac.
And (best of all) apt, which is available for free on all Debian-based Linux and BSD distributions, like Ubuntu
There is open source project WIPT inspired by APT of Debian Linux.
Head over to Launchpad and use a PPA: it is a Debian/Ubuntu repository management platform. Of course this is not really platform independent but it is language wise :-)
You should take a look at ClickThrough, I don't know much about it but it sounds similar to what you're looking for. As for authorization, I would imagine this to be handled by your webserver based on the URL.
InstallShield has an offering. Never used it but researched it a few years back but we decided on a roll your own solution.
InstallShield Update Manager
InstallShield Update Service
You didn't state what platform you needed this for. The easiest way I can think of doing this is with subversion using rsync.
The concept is to write a post-commit hook for subversion. This script would update a "working folder" on the repository machine and then use rsync to update the differences to another machine.
Data protection and authentication would be set up using rsync over ssh.
If this is for windows, you could try doing the same with cygwin installs on the two machines.
Good luck.
If you use .NET, I'm a happy customer of AppLife Update
CRONw is a scheduled execution service for Windows. (Sorry, I can't link it, I'm apparently limited to 1 as a new user. It's hosted on Sourceforge.)
Powershell is a Windows scripting language (Microsoft-official) that allows you to do most system administration operations you could conceivably want to do. It is very easy to pick up even if you haven't worked with it before.
I would say your best bet is to write a simple update script in Powershell and, optionally, set it up as a crontask so you don't have to manually execute it.
IIRC, Powershell is an optional install on XP, and CRONw requires you be running a 32-bit system. You didn't say, so I'd guess you're doing 32-bit, but the alternative bears mentioning.
And in all this, I'm assuming that the URLs you're describing are designed for this purpose - if they're not and you don't own them, it will rapidly become more suffering than you're willing to bear. (Making a computer navigate a human-readable website usually does.)
I'm trying to find options for MQ on the iSeries besides WebSphere MQ. Does anyone have experience with this? Is it possible? Could I run a pure java MQ server like OpenMQ?
I don't see any reason why not, though I haven't personally tried. However, I would strongly recommend going with a software package that supports AMQP. I believe it's planned for OpenMQ, but isn't actually implemented yet. Apache Qpid is probably something you should look at. It's almost as good as RabbitMQ, but written in Java and JMS compliant.