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Google has unveiled developments related to the secure network protocol PSP

Google has announced the opening of specifications and a reference implementation for the PSP (PSP Security Protocol), used for encrypting traffic between data centers. The protocol employs a traffic encapsulation architecture similar to IPsec ESP (Encapsulating Security Payloads) over IP, providing encryption, cryptographic integrity checks, and source authentication. The implementation code for PSP is written in C and is released under the Apache 2.0 license. […]

Testing of the third version of the Chrome manifest has begun in Firefox.

Mozilla has announced the start of testing for the third version of the Chrome manifest in Firefox, which defines the capabilities and resources available for extensions created using the WebExtensions API. To test the third version of the manifest in the Firefox 101 beta, set the parameter 'extensions.manifestV3.enabled' to true and 'xpinstall.signatures.required' to false on the about:config page. To install extensions, […]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is available for download.

Red Hat has announced the availability of installation images and repositories for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 distribution. The release of the new branch was officially announced a week ago, but the builds were published with a slight delay. The source texts of rpm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are available in the CentOS Git repository. Ready-to-use installation images are only available for registered Red Hat users […]

Release of Oracle Linux 8.6 and beta release of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7

Oracle has released the distribution of Oracle Linux 8.6, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. An unrestricted installation ISO image of 8.6 GB, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures, is available for download. Oracle Linux provides unlimited and free access to the yum repository containing binary package updates for bug fixes (errata) and issues […]

MyBee 13.1.0 has been released, a FreeBSD distribution for virtual machine management.

The free distribution MyBee 13.1.0 has been released, built on the technologies of FreeBSD 13.1 and providing an API for working with virtual machines (via the bhyve hypervisor) and containers (based on FreeBSD jail). The distribution is designed for installation on a dedicated physical server. The size of the installation image is 1.7GB The basic installation of MyBee provides capabilities for creating, destroying, starting, and stopping virtual environments. […]

BIND DNS Server Update Addressing Vulnerability in DNS-over-HTTPS Implementation

Correction updates have been released for stable branches of the BIND DNS server 9.16.28 and 9.18.3, as well as a new release of the experimental branch 9.19.1. Versions 9.18.3 and 9.19.1 have fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2022-1183) in the implementation of the DNS-over-HTTPS mechanism, supported since branch 9.18. The vulnerability causes the named process to crash if the TLS connection to the handler based on the HTTP protocol is unexpectedly terminated. The issue […]

The first release of the openSUSE Leap Micro distribution

The developers of the openSUSE project have introduced the first release of the new edition of the openSUSE distribution — 'Leap Micro', based on the work of the MicroOS project. The openSUSE Leap Micro distribution is positioned as a community version of the commercial product SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2, which explains the unusual version number 5.2, selected to synchronize release numbering across both distributions. The support time for the openSUSE Leap release […]

The Technical Director of Qt Company and the main maintainer of Qt is leaving the project.

Lars Knoll, the creator of the KHTML engine developed for KDE, which became the foundation for the Safari and Chrome browser engines, has announced his departure as the Chief Technology Officer of Qt Company and the lead maintainer of Qt after 25 years in the ecosystem of this project. According to Lars, after his departure, the project will remain in reliable hands and will continue to develop […]

PikaScript 1.8 is now available, a variant of the Python language for microcontrollers

The release of PikaScript 1.8 has been published, developing a compact engine for writing applications for microcontrollers in Python. PikaScript is not tied to external dependencies and can run on microcontrollers with 4 KB of RAM and 32 KB of Flash, such as the STM32G030C8 and STM32F103C8. For comparison, MicroPython requires 16 KB of RAM and 256 KB of Flash, while Snek […]

Release of Ultimaker Cura 5.0, a package for preparing models for 3D printing

A new version of the Ultimaker Cura 5.0 package is available, offering a graphical interface for preparing models for 3D printing (slicing). The project code is written in Python and is distributed under the LGPLv3 license. The GUI is built using the Uranium framework, which utilizes Qt. Based on the model, the program determines the workflow of the 3D printer while applying each layer sequentially. In the simplest case, you only need to import the model into […]

Release of the Kali Linux 2022.2 distribution for security research

The release of Kali Linux 2022.2, designed for system vulnerability testing, auditing, residual information analysis, and identifying the consequences of attacks from malicious actors, has been introduced. All original developments created within the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several versions of the ISO images have been prepared for download, sized 471 MB, 2.8 GB, 3.5 GB, and 9.4 […]

Release of zeronet-conservancy 0.7.5, a platform for decentralized websites.

The zeronet-conservancy project is a continuation/fork of the decentralized censorship-resistant network ZeroNet, which uses Bitcoin's addressing and verification mechanisms to create websites in conjunction with BitTorrent's distributed delivery technologies. The content of the websites is stored in a P2P network on visitors' machines and verified by the owner's digital signature. The created fork aims to maintain the network, enhance security, and transition to user moderation (the current system does not […]

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