Web of trust

Log and Security in Linux (Exercise 4.12)

Duration: 15-30 minutes

This lab orients students with how system logs work and introduces configuration and determining what should be logged and where it should be logged

Report:

• Why are system logs important?
• What kind of information were you able to store and retrieve via logging?
• How do you look at the last 25 lines in boot.log?
• Why is log rotation important?
• What file format are old log files stored in.
• What changes do you observe in the main file after performing a logrotation?

Digital Certificates (Exercise 4.19)

Duration: 25-35 minutes

This lab demonstrates to students how to implement a digital certificate and configure Apache to find it and install it into the browser.

Report:

• What is the importance of digital certificates?
• What information is contained in the certificate hierarchy box
• Write a summary of your process of implementing a digital certificate and subsequently establishing a secure connection with it.