Trusted-CGI is a tool that helps to secure CGI scripts by restricting which modules they can access. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Trusted-CGI on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before you begin, you need to have the following:
Step 1. Install Dependencies
To install Trusted-CGI on Alpine Linux Latest, you need to first install some dependencies. Run the following command to do so:
$ apk add git go gcc libc-dev
This command installs Git, Go, GCC, and C library development files.
Step 2. Clone the Trusted-CGI Repository
Next, clone the Trusted-CGI repository from GitHub using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/reddec/trusted-cgi.git
This will create a new directory named trusted-cgi and download all the necessary files.
Step 3. Build and Install Trusted-CGI
Now, move into the trusted-cgi directory that was created after cloning the repository, and execute the following commands:
$ cd trusted-cgi
$ go build
$ cp trusted-cgi /usr/local/bin/
This will build the executable file and copy it to the /usr/local/bin directory.
To test if Trusted-CGI is installed correctly, you can create a simple CGI script that outputs the current date and time. Create a file called test.cgi with the following content:
#!/usr/bin/env trusted-cgi
Content-type: text/plain
The current date and time is: $(date)
Make sure to mark the file as executable using the following command:
$ chmod +x test.cgi
Then, move the file to the webserver root directory (/var/www/localhost/htdocs/ by default on Alpine Linux Latest).
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-ip-address>/test.cgi. If everything is set up correctly, you should see the current date and time displayed.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install and test Trusted-CGI on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use this tool to secure your CGI scripts by restricting which modules they can access.
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