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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Linux-Watch.com reports Mactel Linux up and running. Very cool. A dual-boot Linux Mac dual-proc laptop is about as cool as it gets.
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Linux-Watch.com evangelizes Open Source -- the one, true way to develop software "Today, the mainstream software business is the open-source business. "
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Who : Andy Bair

What : WebJob

Where: Martha's Exchange

Day : Thur 16 Feb (*TONIGHT*)

Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for presentation

WebJob is a client-server system, where a tiny client requests and downloads a program from a server, executes that program on the client, then uploads the results to the server.

WebJob provides a mechanism for running known good programs on damaged orpotentially compromised systems. It is ideal for remote diagnostics, incident response, and evidence collection.

WebJob also provides a centralized management framework. It thereby supports and automates a large number of common host-based tasks such as: periodic system checks, file updates, integrity monitoring, patch/package management, and so on.

Andy plans to discuss the tool, its architecture, and one or more demos.

Details at http://www.gnhlug.org

Andy adds:

WebJob is a client-server system, where a tiny client requests and downloads a program from a server, executes that program on the client, then uploads the results to the server. WebJob is useful because it provides a mechanism for running known good programs on damaged or potentially compromised systems. This makes it ideal for remote diagnostics, incident response, and evidence collection. WebJob also provides a framework that is conducive to centralized management. Therefore, it can support and help automate a large number of common administrative tasks and host-based monitoring scenarios such as periodic system checks, file updates, integrity monitoring, patch/package management, and so on.

Here is the outline for the discussion:

  • High-level View
  • Details: Client--Server Interaction
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Execution Example
  • WebJob in Action
  • Demos

The WebJob paper (what-is-webjob-paper.pdf) and presentation (what-is-webjob-presentation.pdf) are located at the following URL.

http://webjob.sourceforge.net/WebJob/Papers.shtml
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