Certificate
Network Security
Detecting Default Meterpreter HTTPS Listeners
Detecting default Meterpreter HTTPS listeners by fingerprinting TLS certificate metadata, cipher suites, and HTTP response bodies using Nmap, Zeek, Splunk, and Elastic.
Information Security
Setup and Securing Winlogbeat
Setting up Winlogbeat 8.0 with TLS communication and keystore-based credential management, following the principle of least privilege with role-based API keys.
Home Lab
Replacing the Default Splunk Web SSL Certificate
A step-by-step guide to generating an OpenSSL CSR, signing it with a pfSense Root CA, and configuring Splunk Web to use the resulting certificate chain via web.conf.
System Administration
Using OpenSSL and pfSense to sign a Subordinate Windows Enterprise Certificate Authority
This post explains how to use OpenSSL on pfSense to sign a Windows Enterprise Subordinate CA certificate signing request, including the openssl.conf setup and CRL distribution requirements.