Apache: How to Disable the SSL v3 Protocol on Debian

To prevent POODLE (“Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption”) attach which is a man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage of SSL3.0 vulnerability it is necessary to disable SSLv3 in your web server configuration.

To check if you are vulnerable to this attack you can use the form on following website:

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Enable shell colored prompt on Ubuntu / Debian

Look at your home directory and the file .bashrc. Find these lines:

# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
#force_color_prompt=yes
Uncomment force_color_prompt=yes, save and login again.

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