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  • Understanding SSH Host Keys and the “Remote Host Identification” Warning

    If you’ve used SSH to access servers, you’ve probably seen a message like this: It’s scary, and intentionally so. This warning appears when the fingerprint of a server you’re connecting to doesn’t match what your SSH client expects. While it can indicate a potential security issue, it often just means the server’s SSH keys have…

  • VirtualBox: sync the clipboard on demand with xsel

    VirtualBox lets you share the clipboard between your host and your guests, but it’s an on or off setting. If you’re using your VMs for any kind of sandboxing, you probably leave that setting disabled so that the VMs don’t get blanket access to your host’s clipboard. Of course, you can turn it on, copy…