Papers
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Word of Thought - Mike

Word of thought: All files here are either compressed in the zip format or the tarball format. You may download a zip archiver at: Winzip.com. The ones that are in the tarball format, you may use the gzip/tar functions under linux/unix. If You are under windows, you may use Rarsoft's Winrar. They are compressed for two reasons. One, to save space on the webserver, and two, to conserve bandwidth. While I know that it would be much easier to read them straight from the site, but it comes at a cost to myself. Enjoy.
Also, I've decided to post some of the PDF's I have, too. Some of them can be quite large, but they are worth it. You may use Adobe's Acrobat Reader(it's free) to view them.

 
Cryptography - Mike

This is a text written on the subject of Cryptography. It was written by a guy I know who Goes by the name of ttye0 at http://www.binarii.com. Quite a decent read if you ask me, especially if you're trying to get into the field (Or already in it!).

Download: here

 
Firewalls- Mike

As the other one, this text is written by ttye0 at http://www.binarii.com. I haven't quite looked it over yet, but I'm sure it is quite decent. It explains the overview of firewalls, their use and what they prevent.

Download: here

 
Unix - Mike

Master the Unix file systems and syntax as both a user and administrator with Unix Unleashed: System Administrator's Edition. Become an expert on the Unix system's organization, file storage, and essential commands. This large, comprehensive volume provides you with the fundamentals of system administration, including how to get around the network and how to communicate with other users on the system. You'll learn the tasks required to administer a Unix system from installation to performance and tuning. This text covers and compares the Bourne, bash, Korn, and C shells and provides instructions on configuring the kernel, networking a Unix system, and accounting for system usage. Learn the ins and outs of device, user, file, disk, mail, and news administration and discover how to back up and restore files.

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Unix - NFS Tracing by Passive Networking Monitoring - Mike

laze, now famous for cracking the Clipper chip while at Bell Labs, wrote this paper while he was a PhD candidate at Princeton.

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Unix - Cops and Robbers - Mike

This paper discusses a bit of general security and then goes into detail regarding Unix system misconfigurations, specifically ones that COPS checks for. Now, This paper is quite detailed and sort of long, well worth a read.

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Programming - Learning C unix socket programming (basic) - Mike

Alot of people have problems learning how to program sockets on either platform, let alone the complicated socket routines of a unix platform. This paper explains, in detail, what you need to know to begin socket programming. It does help if you DO know C. If you do not, you may download a nice C book in my download's section.

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Programming - ASM (assembly) tutorial - Mike

Not many people have the balls to confront ASM and attempt to learn it, but those who do, and actually learn it, all have the right to call them selves God in a way. Yes, they can. This paper describes some of the aspects and powers of ASM as well as a good read for those who want to learn ASM.

Download: here