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By: Alexander Bergmann

February 17, 2021 9:46 pm

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SLES 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)

We are proud to announce that DISA, the Defense Information Systems Agency, published a Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15. A public announcement from DISA can be found here. The SLES 15 STIG can be downloaded directly from the DISA web page over here. Background: DISA is a parent agency of […]

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By: Alexander Bergmann

October 4, 2018 2:03 pm

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DNSSEC – Root Zone KSK Rollover (11th of October)

In just one week from now it will be the first time that the DNS Root Zone Key Signing Key (KSK) will be rolled over and replaced with a new key. This long planed procedure was actually planed one year ago, but postponed because of data that suggested that a significant number of resolvers where […]

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By: Alexander Bergmann

June 27, 2018 1:31 pm

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Secure Boot Network Installation

1. Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) We have to start with the standard PXE setup that is used for decades for disk-less client bootstrapping. The client requests an IP address and gets it together with the information where to find a boot file that can be loaded via TFTP. In our case the network connection is […]

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By: Alexander Bergmann

January 22, 2018 12:34 am

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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Guide

We are happy to announce the availability of our PCI DSS Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12. But let's start from the beginning. (If you cannot wait here are the direct links to the guide (HTML/PDF). With the commercial success of the internet era, the major credit card companies bound forces to protect against […]

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