Creating SSL keys, CSRs, self-signed certificates, and .pem files.

Programming 14 July 2009 | View Comments

SSL, that oh so incredibly confusing and distorted system for encryption between servers… oh how I loath thee. I’ve found myself setting up another server, and with that server comes a new set of SSL certificates for the various daemons – SMTP, IMAP, POP, Apache… You name it, I’ve probably had to set it up at one point or another. The hard part, though, is every time I have to do it again – I end up searching the internet, trying haphazardly everything I can get my hands on to do it right. Boy is it exhausting to not have anything succeed while you’re trying to get something done, so for me – and all of your enjoyment – I have documented my SSL-ventures herein.

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Homelessness

Philanthropy 22 June 2009 | View Comments

For a photojournalism project, I (with the help of a fellow student) went against the suggestion of my teacher and did a project on homelessness in Orlando, Florida. She was concerned about the sensitivity of the topic, and was afraid of disturbing, offending, or being assaulted by, the homeless. When we went, we were both [...]

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