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OpenSSH has added support for universal two-factor authentication.

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The OpenSSH codebase has added experimental support for two-factor authentication using devices that support the U2F protocol, developed by the FIDO Alliance. U2F allows for the creation of inexpensive hardware tokens to confirm the user's physical presence, interfacing via USB, Bluetooth, or NFC. Such devices are promoted as a means for two-factor authentication on websites, are already supported by major browsers, and are being released […]

Chrome has begun testing the third version of the manifest, incompatible with uBlock Origin

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Google has begun testing the third version of the Chrome manifest, which disrupts the functionality of many content blocking and security extensions. Support for the new manifest, which defines the capabilities and resources available to extensions, has been added to experimental builds of Chrome Canary. This new manifest is developed as part of an initiative to enhance the security, privacy, and performance of extensions (the main goal is to simplify the creation of secure and […]

Microsoft launches a new Office app for the Android platform

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Microsoft developers continue to create software products for the Android mobile platform. The Microsoft office applications have achieved significant popularity among Android users. This likely prompted the developers to create a new application that combines tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office Lens. The new application supports a collaboration mode, allowing users to create and edit […]

IT in Armenia: strategic sectors and technological fields of the country

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Fast food, quick results, rapid growth, high-speed internet, fast learning… Speed has become an integral part of our daily lives. We want everything to be simpler, faster, and better. The constant need for more time, speed, and productivity drives innovative technologies. And Armenia plays a significant role in this context. For instance, nobody wants to spend […]

Overview of modern protocols in automation systems.

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In our previous publication, we discussed how buses and protocols function in industrial automation. This time, we will focus on modern workplace solutions: examining the protocols used in systems worldwide. We will look into the technologies of German companies Beckhoff and Siemens, Austrian B&R, American Rockwell Automation, and Russian Fastwel. Additionally, we will explore universal solutions that are not tied to […]

New versions of Wine 4.19 and Wine Staging 4.19

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An experimental release of the open Win32 API implementation — Wine 4.19 — is now available. Since the release of version 4.18, 41 bug reports have been closed and 297 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Enhanced capabilities for VBScript: functions String, LBound, RegExp.Replace have been added. New expressions have been implemented; in WineD3D, functions wined3d_stateblock_set_sampler_state() and wined3d_stateblock_set_texture_stage_state() have been added. StateBlock handling has been implemented in calls d3d9_device_SetSamplerState(), d3d9_device_SetTextureStageState(), […]

Mozilla, Cloudflare, and Facebook have introduced a TLS extension for delegating short-lived certificates.

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Mozilla, Cloudflare, and Facebook have jointly announced a new TLS extension, Delegated Credentials (DC), which addresses the issue with certificates when accessing a website through content delivery networks. Certificates issued by certification authorities have long validity periods, creating difficulties when access to a site is required through a third-party service, on behalf of which a secure connection must be established, since the certificate transfer […]

Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs, Part 1

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This interview was included in the anthology The Playboy Interview: Moguls, which also features conversations with Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, David Geffen, and many others. Playboy: We survived 1984 — computers didn't take over the world, although not everyone may agree with this. The widespread adoption of computers can primarily be attributed to you, […]

Optimizing server distribution among racks

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In one of the chats, I was asked: — Is there anything to read about how to properly pack servers into racks? I realized I don't know of such a text, so I wrote my own. First of all, this text is about physical servers in physical data centers (DCs). Secondly, let's assume there are quite a few servers: hundreds or thousands; this text doesn't make sense for a smaller number. Thirdly, […]

The Trident project is moving from BSD to VoidLinux

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The full migration has been announced, with primary reasons cited as limited hardware support and poor availability of software packages in FreeBSD. It is promised that there will be better support for GPUs, sound cards, streaming, and wireless networks, as well as Bluetooth support, always fresh updates, fast booting, and support for Hybrid EFI/Legacy. The reason for the switch to Void highlights runit (impressed by the speed and simplicity of the initialization system), LibreSSL […]

Annual Report of the Swift Server Work Group

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Today, the annual report of the Swift Server Work Group (SSWG) was made available. This group was created a year ago to explore and prioritize the needs of developers of server solutions using Swift. The group follows a so-called incubation process for adopting new modules for the language, where developers bring ideas and work with the community and SSWG to bring them to acceptance in the server […]

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