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Connecting to a server using OpenSSL

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  What is OpenSSL? OpenSSL is an open source cryptographic tool used to secure communication over computer networks. Using the terminal we are going to connect to cyberstorm.mu which is acting as the server here, using OpenSSL from our VM which is the client. The command to be used : openssl s_client cyberstorm.mu:443 Note: s_client means we are in client mode and 443 is the port through which we are connecting to cyberstorm.mu Result from the command But what we are most interested in all of the output given is the ' Server Temp Key ' field. This field will help us identify whether this connection is using a post-quantum secure connection. As we are only focusing on the ' Server Temp Key ' field, we are going to use ' grep ' command with a pipe so we can search that field from the given output. The command to be used :  openssl s_client cyberstorm.mu:443 | grep 'Server Temp Key' Result from above command How to know if a connection is using a post-quant...
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Understanding GITHUB

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Understanding GITHUB What is GitHub? GitHub is made up of two main aspects.  It is a cloud storage for your repositories and it is built upon on and integrated with Git so it is a fantastic tool for Version Control. It is a web based platform built for collaboration with others, whether it is a group of colleagues in a small team in a company or a group of strangers spread across the world. We will focus mainly on GitHub in this blog and keep Git as a future topic to be discussed. CREATING A REPOSITORY Creating a repository named Test_template Here I am creating a new repository on GitHub with the option of Public sharing meaning anyone can try to collaborate with me on this repo whereas private option is usually for personal work not meant to  be shared or a project developed by a small team in a company.  You see a 'Add a README file' option turned on. What is a README file? It is basically the first thing that pops up when someone clicks on the repo. It is a markdown (...
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This blog will be dedicated to my journey related to programming, Linux, open source projects and much more.  It will show my progress and various projects.
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