Author: ProHoster

How to use PAM modules for local authentication in Linux using GOST-2012 keys on Rutoken

Simple passwords are not secure, and complex ones are impossible to remember. That's why they so often end up on a sticky note under the keyboard or on the monitor. To ensure that passwords remain in the minds of “forgetful” users and the reliability of protection is not lost, there is two-factor authentication (2FA). Due to the combination of owning a device and knowing its PIN, the PIN itself can be simpler and easier to remember. […]

Bigger and more powerful: how we ensured the operation of new equipment in the MediaTek data center

Often companies are faced with the need to install new, more powerful equipment in existing premises. This task can sometimes be difficult to solve, but there are a number of standard approaches that can help you accomplish it. Today we will talk about them using the example of the Mediatek data center. MediaTek, a world-renowned microelectronics manufacturer, has decided to build a new data center at its headquarters. As usual, the project […]

Tactical Viking strategy game Bad North gets a 'giant' free update

At the end of last year, Bad North was released, a game that combines tactical strategy and roguelike. In it you need to defend a peaceful kingdom from the attacking hordes of Vikings, giving orders to your soldiers and using tactical advantages depending on the map. This week the developers released a “giant” free update, with which the project received the subtitle Jotunn Edition. With him […]

Helicopter flight to the battlefield in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer teaser

The Infinity Ward studio on the official Call of Duty Twitter published a teaser for the multiplayer mode of the new part with the subtitle Modern Warfare. The developers also announced the date for the first demonstration of multiplayer. The short video shows a screensaver with soldiers arriving on the battlefield. The team sits in a helicopter, the vehicle makes several circles over the location, and then lands at the desired point. In the video, in extreme [...]

The designers of the bosses in Bloodstained had to complete them with the weakest weapons and without damage

There are quite a few bosses in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night that must be defeated to progress through the story. Some battles may seem difficult, but the developers tried to make them as fair as possible, and project leader Koji Igarashi spoke about an unusual way to achieve such a result in an interview with Gamasutra. As it turns out, the boss designers had to prove that defeating an opponent […]

The Complete Edition of Pillars of Eternity Coming to Nintendo Switch August 8th

Paradox Interactive will release the complete edition of Pillars of Eternity on Nintendo Switch on August 8th. This was reported by the Nintendo Everything portal with reference to the Nintendo eShop digital store. The set will include all expansion packs along with two chapters of The White March. It will also be possible to increase the difficulty level in the game. Pre-orders are already being accepted. In the Russian section of Nintendo eShop […]

From classics and modernism to fantasy and steampunk - what system administrators read

After talking with fellow administrators about fiction, we discovered that we liked books of a wide variety of genres and styles. Then we became interested in conducting a survey among Selectel system administrators on three topics: what do they like from the classics, what is their favorite book, and what are they reading now. The result is a large literary selection, where system administrators share their personal impressions of the books they read. IN […]

Measurement Guide

Good afternoon everyone. Would you like to travel a little? If yes, then we offer you a small surreal universe containing a variety of strange fairy-tale and fantasy worlds. We will visit some of the worlds-entourages that I come up with for use in my role-playing games. Unlike detailed heavy settings, only the most general details are described in the surroundings, conveying the atmosphere and uniqueness of the world. […]

usbrip

usbrip is a command-line forensics tool that allows you to monitor artifacts left behind by USB devices. Written in Python3. Analyzes logs to build event tables that can contain the following information: device connection date and time, user, vendor ID, product ID, etc. In addition, the tool can do the following: export the collected information as a JSON dump; create a list of authorized [...]

Mozilla WebThings Gateway 0.9, gateway for smart home and IoT devices available

Mozilla has published a new release of WebThings Gateway 0.9, as well as an update to the WebThings Framework 0.12 libraries, which form the WebThings platform, which provides components to provide access to various categories of consumer devices and use a universal Web Things API to interact with them. The project's developments are distributed under the MPL 2.0 license. The new release of WebThings Gateway is notable for the development of […]

The Drawing project develops a new image editor for Linux

The second public release of Drawing, a simple drawing program for Linux reminiscent of Microsoft Paint, is available. The project is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv3 license. Pre-built packages are prepared for Debian, Fedora and Arch, as well as in Flatpack format. The program supports images in PNG, JPEG and BMP formats. Traditional drawing tools such as pencil, eraser, […]