Just released: #swad v0.3!

https://github.com/Zirias/swad/releases/tag/v0.3

swad is the "Simple Web Authentication Daemon", your tiny, efficient and (almost) dependency-free solution to add #cookie + login #form #authentication to whatever your #reverse #proxy offers. It's written in pure #C, portable across #POSIX platforms. It's designed with #nginx' 'auth_request' in mind, example configurations are included.

This release brings a file-based credential checker in addition to the already existing one using #PAM. Also lots of improvements, see details in the release notes.

I finally added complete build instructions to the README.md:

https://github.com/Zirias/swad

And there's more documentation available: manpages as well as a fully commented example configuration file.

A general purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. Now written in Go!

https://github.com/tobychui/zoraxy

The developers of the mitmproxy tool describe it as the Swiss army knife for debugging, testing, data protection analysis, and penetration testing HTTP(S) connections. Holger Reibold shows you how mitmproxy can be a useful addition to your security toolbox.
https://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2025/85/Traffic-analysis-with-mitmproxy?utm_source=mlm
#OpenSource #mitmproxy #debugging #testing #security #proxy #MITM

Wochenrückblick, Ausgabe 87 (2025-15)

Themen:

Bikerouter: Überarbeiteter Download-Dialog

Wieviel Treibtstoff benötigt ein Flugzeug? Wie vergleicht sich das mit dem Auto fahren?

Firefox und vertikale Tabs

Die schönste Farbpalette: 12-bit Rainbow von @kate

CLI-Tool der Woche: mitmproxy und mitmweb

In dieser Woche gehört: MEEMA b2b Max Muth, Moto Moto, Emel White & Silvi Knallt, Sommersonnenwende, Hophiluck

#Wochenrückblick #Bikerouter #Boeing #Kerosin #Treibtstoff #Auto #Firefox #Color #Palette #Rainbow #CLI #mitmproxy #mitmweb #Charles #HTTPS #Proxy #Techno

https://www.marcusjaschen.de/blog/2025/2025-15/

Proxyserver für die Verbindung mit WhatsApp einrichten
In einigen Regionen auf der Welt werden Menschen von der Nutzung von WhatsApp ausgeschlossen. Freiwillige Helfer*innen und Organisationen können Proxyserver einrichten, damit diese Menschen wieder auf WhatsApp zugreifen und frei und sicher kommunizieren können.

Um Menschen eine Ve
https://blog.retronerd.at/proxyserver-whatsapp-einrichten/
#2004 #2204 #docker #tutorial #ubuntu #2204 #2404 #docker #proxy #tutorial #ubuntu #whatsapp

Just released: #swad v0.2

SWAD is the "Simple Web Authentication Daemon", meant to add #cookie #authentication with a simple #login form and configurable credential checker modules to a reverse #proxy supporting to delegate authentication to a backend service, like e.g. #nginx' "auth_request". It's a very small piece of software written in pure #C with as little external dependencies as possible. It requires some #POSIX (or "almost POSIX", like #Linux, #FreeBSD, ...) environment, OpenSSL (or LibreSSL) for TLS and zlib for response compression.

Currently, the only credential checker module available offers #PAM authentication, more modules will come in later releases.

swad 0.2 brings a few bugfixes and improvements, especially helping with security by rate-limiting the creation of new sessions as well as failed login attempts. Read details and grab it here:

https://github.com/Zirias/swad/releases/tag/v0.2

did a thing!

Big problem in #selfhosting is making sure you've set things up right: #dns resolution, #ports, rev/ #proxy. _Sometimes_ its helpful to query _from the outside_ of your local network.

`canuseeme` - a single binary #webservice that will query the URI you give it and see if its reachable by randos/services on the internet. A bit like a #webproxy, but can exercise it programmatically, and not limited to HTTP/S ports.

https://github.com/tezoatlipoca/canuseeme

Important study @science.org Advances Showing sediment records of past #tropical #cyclone activity. These types of #proxy records are incredibly important for our understanding of the impact of #climatechange on #extreme weather.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads5624

Setting up Nginx Proxy Manager was easier than I thought! A few hurdles at first (longer blog post in the works) but I got it all working without much issue.

I am seeing things timeout every now and then but it seems a common problem so hopefully I can get that fixed.

One of things I suffer on #FreeBSD using an #Iranian connection, is that all package mirrors are terribly slow.

Currently, as a workaround, I'm using #proxychains with the FreeBSD package manager. Unfortunately, setting a SOCKS5 #proxy through pkg.conf does not seem to work.

Using a proxy or a #VPN is not a big deal for a typical developer based in #Iran. But it's the first time I have to change IP(and route) to properly use an OS's first class package manager.

Maybe I could host a mirror for Iranians if FreeBSD stays as my main OS. Tho I don't see much point with only myself being the FreeBSD user in here.

Och ffs ey. Ich will #Seafile in #Docker mit einem #apache-#Proxy in einer #virtuellenMaschine installieren (weil ich das Testen will und nur Chuck Norris in Prod testet). Warum geht das nicht wenigstens halbwegs out-of-the-box?

Auch ohne den apache-Proxy klappt das nicht. (Edit: da spielt ja jetzt immer noch ein #caddy mit rum, bei dem nicht dokumentiert ist, ob ich ihn wirklich brauche, wenn hinter apache, oder wie da die Einstellungen sein müssen.)

TRUST NO ONE:
Combining Tor + VPN Risks / Danger

#cyber #infosec #tech #anonymous #privacy #VPN #Tor #proxy #encryption #e2ee #peertube

https://tube.tchncs.de/w/76KXS7y99k3ergefhtYtxQ

Wenn ihr auf einem Host Services mit und ohne Docker bereitstellt: wo lebt dann euer Reverse Proxy? Im Docker ist ätzend, weil localhost vom Host kaum erreichbar ist. Auf dem Host ist doof, weil man alle Services, die geproxied werden sollen, dem Host-Network öffnen muss. Also, welche Kröte schlucken?
Welche einfache Lösung für ein lokales Proxy-Netzwerk?

Continuing my 'Coming Soon to CPA' blog series, I spill the beans on our upgrade to HAProxy 3.0.x., our new HAProxy configuration style, and all the tweaks and enhancements we recently committed. #ansible #haproxy #proxy #devops #developer #blogseries https://hunleyd.github.io/posts/coming-soon-to-cpa---haproxy-3.0.x/