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Monitoring your Ubiquiti home-network with a Docker LibreNMS and SNMP
My Ubiquiti network gear is an awesome “prosumer” device and it supports a number of enterprise features for gadgeteers to use. Over the years I tried various methods of monitoring devices and network...
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Jaybird Bluebuds X are still not sweat proof and I am blocked on Twitter
In a blog post 3 years ago I raised the issue about Jaybird Bluebuds not being sweat-proof and from the comments at the blog, I am surprised to see that 3 years later, the issues continue to happen...
View ArticleJava – How to bypass SSLProtocolException: handshake alert: unrecognized_name
With the release of Java SE 7 the Server Name Indication (SNI) extension was introduced as a default in the JSSE client. This enables TLS clients to connect to virtual servers (SNI is explained in RFC...
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MyBroadband.co.za ignores PAIA request and SAHRC investigates
During my ongoing ISPA complaint against MyBroadband.co.za, I required additional information from MyBroadband.co.za, which I could not retrieve since my access was blocked without notice or warning....
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What should have happened in the Master Deeds leak
It is great to see that the DPCI (Department of Priority Crimes Investigation) and the South African CCU (Commercial Crimes Unit) have started investigating the leak of over 60m South African...
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Java mutual SSL authentication / 2-way SSL authentication
Despite SSL being widely used, Java mutual SSL authentication (also referred to as 2-way SSL authentication or certificate based authentication) is a fairly simple implementation when understanding the...
View ArticleTomcat: How to use a self-signed SAN supported certificate via OpenSSL
The instructions below are working on OSX and should equally work on any distribution with OpenSSL. From Chrome58 onwards only the SAN (subject alternative name) extension is used to match the domain...
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South African IT graduates unrealistic salary- and job expectations
In a recent discussion about unemployment in South Africa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on companies to employ young graduates despite their lack of work experience with the following...
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Reflecting on four weeks in Austria
This article originally appeared on Leaving.Africa Almost 4 weeks ago we cleared out our already sold house with the remaining furniture and started to get ready for the permanent departure from South...
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Improved Terminal Experience with Oh My Zsh, iTerm2, PowerLevel10K
I have optimised my iTerm setup with a number of plugins to increase my productivity – Using powerlevel10k on iTerm2 with OhMyZsh with plugins. If you want to copy my config, checkout my dotfiles on...
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