In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Trusted-CGI on Ubuntu Server Latest. Trusted-CGI is a security tool that enables you to execute Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts securely. It provides a trusted environment for running CGI scripts and protects against data breaches and other security threats.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies required for Trusted-CGI. To do this, open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake libmagic-dev libssl-dev libboost-all-dev
Next, we will download the source code for Trusted-CGI from GitHub. To do this, follow the steps below:
cd /home/user/Documents
wget https://github.com/reddec/trusted-cgi/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.2.tar.gz
tar zxvf v0.2.2.tar.gz
Now that we have downloaded the source code, we need to compile and install Trusted-CGI. Follow the steps below to do this:
cd trusted-cgi-0.2.2/
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
sudo make install
trusted-cgi -v
If the installation was successful, you should see the version number of Trusted-CGI printed on the screen.
To configure Trusted-CGI, you will need to create a configuration file. Follow the steps below to do this:
trusted-cgi.conf in the /etc directory:sudo nano /etc/trusted-cgi.conf
[server]
listen=0.0.0.0:8080
script-root=/var/www/cgi-bin/
[log]
path=/var/log/trusted-cgi.log
These settings will configure Trusted-CGI to listen on all network interfaces on port 8080, and to execute CGI scripts located in the /var/www/cgi-bin/ directory.
To start the Trusted-CGI server, use the following command:
sudo trusted-cgi -c /etc/trusted-cgi.conf
This will start the server in the foreground, and output log messages to the console.
To run the server in the background, add the -d (daemon) option:
sudo trusted-cgi -c /etc/trusted-cgi.conf -d
To test if the installation is successful, create a simple CGI script in the /var/www/cgi-bin/ directory. For example:
sudo nano /var/www/cgi-bin/test.cgi
Add the following lines to the file:
#!/usr/bin/env trusted-cgi
print("Content-Type: text/html\n\n")
print("<html><body><h1>Trusted-CGI is working!</h1></body></html>")
Save the file and exit the editor.
Make the script executable:
sudo chmod +x /var/www/cgi-bin/test.cgi
Now, open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip:8080/cgi-bin/test.cgi.
If everything is set up correctly, you should see a web page that says "Trusted-CGI is working!".
We hope that this tutorial has helped you install and configure Trusted-CGI on Ubuntu Server Latest. Trusted-CGI is a powerful tool that offers enhanced security for running CGI scripts on your server. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below!
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