July 16, 2013
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Installing the Oracle OSB on Red Hat 6

Here is my experiences with installing OSB 11.1.1.7 on Red Hat 6 (64-bit) using Java 7. By the way you might also be interested in my post about Silent installation of the OSB on Red Hat 6. First have a look at the documentation: Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation, and Configuration ReadMe Oracle Fusion Middleware […]

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July 16, 2013
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Installing the Oracle SOA Suite on Red Hat 6

Here is my experiences with installing SOA Suite 11.1.1.7 on Red Hat 6 (64-bit) using Java 7. First have a look at the documentation: Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation, and Configuration ReadMe (11.1.1.7.0) Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide (11.1.1.7.0) Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle BPM Suite (11.1.1.7.0) Overview […]

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May 7, 2013
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Create a CA, issue server/client certificates and test them via Apache

Here is a quick way of creating your own CA and issue server and client certificates via OpenSSL. I will test the certificates via the Apache HTTP Server by configuring one and two-way SSL. I use Oracle Linux 5. You should of cause only use this for test scenarios. Install OpenSSL if needed. Configuring your […]

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April 30, 2013
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JRockit Real Time

Since JRockit is dead this post might not be interesting, but anyway … I have never used JRockit Real Time (JRRT). At a customer site I could see that JRRT was installed and the custom said that they used it. But there was also installed a newer regular JRockit and that was what they were […]

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April 30, 2013
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Protect the Apache HTTP Server against CRIME SSL/TLS attacks

It is now possible to protect Apache on both Windows and Red Hat servers against CRIME SSL/TLS attacks. I have updated my Hardening the Apache HTTP Server post accordingly. Follow @theheatDK

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April 23, 2013
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Using the Apache HTTP Server as a forward proxy to the Internet

Often you do not want servers in your internal network segments to be able to access the Internet directly. One way to get controlled access to the Internet is to place an Apache HTTP Server in a DMZ network segment. Internal servers can then use the Apache server as a forward proxy to the Internet. […]

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April 23, 2013
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Using the Apache HTTP Server (mod_proxy) as a reverse proxy to a WebLogic Server

If you are using a WebLogic Cluster you need a proxy in front of the cluster to provide load balancing. You need either a hardware load balancer or a Web Server with the Oracle Web server plug-in. Even if you are not using a Cluster it makes sense to place a proxy in front of […]

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March 20, 2013
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Work Managers in WebLogic Server

I found a brilliant Work Manager demo video by James Bayer. There also is a accompanying slide show. James also has an older post where you can download the source and the war file. It is great when you can get your hands on the source of demos so you can try it yourself. I […]

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March 19, 2013
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No Apache httpd Windows binaries from the Apache Software Foundation

I have only used the Apache HTTP Server on Windows for a couple of years since I mostly use Linux. Until now I have downloaded the binaries from the Apache Software Foundation or one of its mirrors. I have been missing the latest releases (2.2.23 and 2.2.24). First I thought that the reason they were […]

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March 12, 2013
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Silent installation of the OSB on Red Hat 6

In this post I will describe how to do a silent installation and configuration of the OSB. I go through the same steps as I did in my Installing the Oracle OSB on Red Hat 6 post, but now everything is executed via scripts. I will only focus on the steps that are done differently. […]

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March 7, 2013
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Getting the size of the HTTP Session State in WebLogic

I recently had to find the size of the data stored in the HTTP Session State. On MOS I found this note: “Session Replication Fails Due To Non-Serializable Object: JSP Test Page [ID 1073386.1]”. It contains a JSP test page that will show you if your session data is serializable or not. It will also […]

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March 5, 2013
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Installing the Oracle OSB on Red Hat 6

I have a new and improved post about installing OSB 11.1.1.7 Here is my experiences with installing OSB 11.1.1.6 on Red Hat 6 (64-bit) using Java 7. By the way you might also be interested in my post about Silent installation of the OSB on Red Hat 6. First have a look at the documentation: […]

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February 22, 2013
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Creating a Data Source via WLST Offline

I have been messing around with silent install of FMW and creating domains via WLST. I was initially trying to get as much as possible done via offline WLST and therefore wanted to create a Data Source. I could not find any examples online which was a bit puzzling since there are lots of online […]

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February 19, 2013
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SSL Server Certificates – Lessons learned

It is not difficult to create an SSL/TLS certificate and configure an Apache HTTP Server to use it. But I found that there are some things you need to know that does not necessarily make much sense. Here are some lessons learned and a couple of tips. Intermediate and Root certificates A browser contains a […]

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February 14, 2013
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Hardening the Apache HTTP Server

After having been through security audits over the years I now have a short list of things I always change after having installed an Apache HTTP Server. It is not much, but it always moves the focus from the Apache server to the applications and thereby off my desk 🙂 Before moving to the configuration […]

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