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Dedicated Server Security Setup VPS Hosting Web-Hosting Windows Hosting

Remote server requires Network Level Authentication (NLA)

How to enable RDP access on server requires Network Level Authentication (NLA)

With Remote Desktop (RDP) when connecting to a Windows Server (XP-SP3 or 2003/2008) with newer remote host, you might get an error saying that “The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication (NLA), which your local pc/laptop/desktop computer doesn’t support.”

To enable the RDP access on server requires Network Level Authentication (NLA) you need to follow below given steps [be careful with registry editor, it’s helpful to backup your registry first, you have been warned]:

  1. Install Service Pack 3 [if XP]
  2. Click Start->Run, type regedit and then press enter
  3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
  4. Double click on “Security Packages”, to modify the values, leave all existing values, and just add “tspkg” at the end of the list, click OK to save your changes.
  5. Now, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders
  6. Double click on “SecurityProviders”, and in the dialog box, add “credssp.dll” at the end, be sure that if the list that is present currently is separated by commas, that you add a comma to the value immediately before the “credssp.dll”. Click OK to update.
  7. Close the registry editor and now restart your computer for changes to take the effect.
  8. Try to RDP to your remote server.

Still, finding it difficult, not to worry, get in touch with one of our technical help expert to assist you further.

Related: Windows Server, Remote Desktop, RDP, Server 2008, Windows XP SP3, Windows VPS

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Dedicated Server PHP Scripts Security Virtual Private Server Web-Hosting www

Captcha image is not working – Fatal error?

Captcha image is not working – Fatal error?

You have the GD image library installed and otherwise working.
Still unable to get captcha with the captcha plugin.

You are not sure what’s the problem as it works on one of your other sites.  When you try to include the captcha on your website or contact form it generates an error message like…
Call to undefined function imagettftext() OR
Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagettftext() in /home/user/public_html/appfolder/plugins/captcha/captcha.php on line 99  OR
Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagefttext() in /home/user/public_html/lib/captcha/captcha.php on line 329 OR
‘–enable-gd-native-ttf’

Problem could be, because the standard PHP “imagefttext()” function does not work on your server.
It can caused by the fact that there is no –enable-gd-native-ttf key installed on your server as the Cart uses GD Library for displaying the verification image.

Please note that PHP must be configured with the following keys:
–with-gd –enable-gd-native-ttf  Contact your host to make the change!

Any idea why or how it can be fixed?

imagettftext() is part of the GD image functions library, which is not always part of PHP (the code CMS/Cart runs on).
You need to contact your host and ask them to install the PHP GD library. It’s really simple for them to do and is fairly common, so if they give you a hard time about it, I would seriously consider switching to better and friendly host – UnicHost :).

Related: Web Server, PHP Hosting, LAMP Server, cPanel Hosting

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CSF Dedicated Server Firewall Security WHM

Setup root forwarder – check root forwarder warning by csf

Howto Setup root forwarder on server?

[CSF (ConfigServer Firewall)]

After you install CSF as cPanel Add-on on your virtual private or dedicated server you might get this message “check root forwarder” on running “check server security” test.

Warning: Check Root Forwarder by csf firewall [configserver firewall]

This is regarding the root account forwarder. On the server, the root account, superuser account should have a forwarder set so that you receive essential emails from your dedicated server.

You will need to create/edit a file called .forward in the root folder…
Exact path is: /root/.forward
In this file, add an email address where you want to receive emails sent by root.