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02 November 2020
Two-Factor Authentication for OpenSSH and OpenVPN
Authentication using username and password still represents the standard procedure for most applications to authenticate to a service. However, the use of a second factor is becoming increasingly widespread and is even recommended by the BSI, the German Federal Office for Information Security. While not mandatory, various web services at least offer the option to […]
29 June 2020
credativ Group announces new PostgreSQL®-Enterprise package
100% Open Source – 100% Cost Control The PostgreSQL® Competence Center of the credativ Group announces the creation of a new comprehensive service and support package that includes all services necessary for the operation of PostgreSQL® in enterprise environments. This new offering will be available starting August 1st, 2020. “Motivated by the requirements of many […]
28 May 2020
What exactly are containers?
For some time now, a large part of the IT landscape has been talking only about “containers”, “microservices” and “Kubernetes.” But what exactly are containers and what technical basis are they based on? General Simply put, a container is an isolated runtime environment for processes. There are various areas that can be separated – the […]
04 May 2020
Apt.Postgresql.Org with Support for Arm64 and Ubuntu Focal
The apt.postgresql.org repository originally started with the two architectures amd64 and i386 (64- and 32-bit x64). In September 2016, ppc64el (POWER) was added. Over time, there have been repeated requests as to whether we might also support “arm”, which usually meant Raspberry Pi. However, these are mostly only 32-bit, and the widespread “armhf” Raspbian port […]
16 April 2020
Recover Data from Corrupt Tables in PostgreSQL®
PostgreSQL® is an extremely robust database, to which most of our clients also entrust their data. However, if errors do occur, they are usually due to the storage system, where individual bits or bytes flip, or entire blocks become corrupted. We demonstrate how to recover data from corrupt tables. In case of an error, the […]