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OS X features a software firewall for typical users but also includes ipfw, a fully featured firewall capable of facilitating all the traffic routing needs of clients and servers alike.
I had a situation today where a server needed to route traffic from the outside world to a web server accessible only within the internal network. MORE »
If you’ve ever worked with an OS X server you will have come across the Directory Administrator. The Directory Administrator is essentially the all-powerful user in an Open Directory (OD). This user is created when promoting a Mac server from a standalone machine, with only a dslocal directory, to an Open Directory Master (ODM.) MORE »
I’ve uploaded a public GPG key for anyone who wants to send encrypted information my way. You’ll find it at http://key.jamesconroyfinn.com/.
It was created using the OS X version of GPG, which can be installed using MacGPG (http://macgpg.sourceforge.net/). Once installed a key can be generated in a few quick and simple steps using gpg in Terminal. MORE »
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