Security Basics: Re: Intro To Hacking

[Andrew Smith <stfunub () gmail com>]

Read, Google. Security updates, exploits, etc.

I doubt you will get any specific advice here, your post sounds very
much to me like you're trying to crack a server you don't actually
own.

Good Luck, Have Fun.

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:11:57 -0500, Jason Dusek <jason-dusek () uiowa edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have built a web server and I would like to practice hacking it remotely. Are
> there any tutorials or a good introductory book that takes one step by step
> through the process of 'owning' an unsecured box? Here are the stats:
>
>    FreeBSD 4.10 (not updated for about a month)
>      Default security profile
>    Apache 2
>      PHP 4.3.8
>      No SSI
>    No firewall
>    On a university network
>
> _jason