Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement

Who: Mark/Xe1phix
What: Firejail and Linux VPNs
Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland
When: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 at 7pm
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom

In this presentation, Xe1phix will cover:

> Firejail - Sandbox -
> Namespace isolation (network namespaces, mount namespaces, user namespaces, PID namespaces),
  > Seccomp-BPF - Syscall filtering
  > Linux Capabilities (POSIX 1003.1e) filter
> AppArmor - Kernel module used to sandbox programs
> DNS-Over-HTTPS (DoH) - Encrypted DNS resolution using Mullvad DNS
> OpenVPN - Secure VPN setup
> Wireguard - Secure VPN setup
  > Wireguard tunnels - Multihop VPN connections.
> Telegram - Instant Messenger
  > Securely connecting to Telegram using Wireguard SOCKS5 proxy.
  > Securely connecting to Telegram using OpenVPN SOCKS5 proxy.
  > Sandboxing Telegram with Firejail
  > Sandboxing Telegram with AppArmor
> qBittorrent
  > Securely connecting to qBittorrent using Wireguard SOCKS5 proxy.
  > Securely connecting to qBittorrent using OpenVPN SOCKS5 proxy.
  > Using IPFilters to blacklist bad peers
> ProtonVPN - Trusted VPN setup
  > DNS leak protection
  > VPN Killswitch
> IPTables - Netfilter packet filter/firewall
> OPNSense/PFSense - OpenVPN setup
> Network forensics cheatsheets
  > TCPDump, TShark, ngrep, ss, nfdump, etc
> Process logging cheatsheets
  > Journalctl, lsof, ps, fuser, etc.

Xe1phix is a Linux systems engineer (Linux+, LPIC-1, LPIC-2).

He has studied Linux for 12 years, and has read over 200 books on Linux security. His primary focus, and passion in life is studying:

> Linux system hardening/security
> Linux memory forensics & malware analysis
> Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)


Rules and Requests:

Please bring and properly fit a mask unless actively presenting. The Center has experienced multiple COVID infections, one of which landed someone in the hospital in a coma.

PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its mailing lists or at its meetings

Do not leave valuables in your car


Calagator Page: https://calagator.org/events/1250480716

Google Maps Link:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/5500+SW+Dosch+Rd,+Portland,+OR+97239

Some might head to Hillsdale Brewery & Public House near the Library:
https://www.mcmenamins.com/hillsdale-brewery-public-house

Rideshares likely available

PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/

Michael Dexter
PLUG Volunteer
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