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Analyzing Nginx Logs with Python: Reverse DNS Lookup, IP Enumeration, and Counting

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date January 2, 2024
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While experimenting with parsing my Nginx access logs in Python a while ago, it occurred to me that this could serve as the basis for another blog post. My goal was to identify the most frequently occurring IP address and [Read More…]

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The 10 DNS Records

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date May 25, 2020
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This blog post came after a quick chat with a friend about DNS. I usually participate in meetups and blog about anything I came across. I decided to blog about DNS records for my own references. So, DNS records are [Read More…]

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Operation KSK-ROLL by cyberstorm.mu – KSK Rollover Explained

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date October 17, 2018
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The last cyberstorm.mu event was on OpenSource licensing with Dr. Till Jaeger at Flying Dodo, Bagatelle Mall Mauritius. We discussed several issues concerning cybersecurity laws, trademarks, OpenSource licensing issues etc.. Dr. Till Jaeger appreciated the meetup and encouraged us to [Read More…]

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Counter DNS Attack: Enabling DNSSEC

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date July 23, 2016
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To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer – a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique [Read More…]

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Anatomy of a simple dig result

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date November 8, 2015
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The ‘dig’ (Domain Information Gropper) command is one of the tools which is frequently used to troubleshoot DNS and BIND configurations. Its main purpose is to perform DNS lookups and query DNS servers. Though the subject is vast, I decided [Read More…]