Redhat Satellite 5 was released in version 5.8. based on Spacewalk 2.5. It will probably be the last upgrade available, Support ends in January 2019. New features and enhancements The major new feature is the introduction of support for the CDN for both, Satellite activation and content sync. The key benefit is a massively enhanced performance for content sync. It’s now called cdn-sync, not satellite-sync anymore. Be aware that some custom scripts as well as cronjobs must be updated as ….Read More
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Using Ansible to automate oVirt and RHV environments
Bored of clicking in the WebUI of RHV or oVirt? Automate it with Ansible! Set up a complete virtualization environment within a few minutes. Some time ago, Ansible includes a module for orchestrating RHV environments. It allows you to automate the setup of such an environment as well as automating daily tasks. Preparation Of course, Ansible can not automate all tasks, you need to set up a few things manually. Lets assume you want your oVirt-engine or RHV-manager running outside ….Read More
Signing Linux Kernel Modules and enforce to load only signed Modules
Introduction With the enforcement of loading only signed Linux Kernel Modules you can greatly enhance the security of your Systems. There are basically two methods of enforcement: Secure (UEFI) Boot and the other is a grub parameter. When using Secure boot you can sign own (or 3rd party) Kernel modules by yourself and add your public key as a MOK (Machine Owner Key) in UEFI. When not using Secure Boot, you can not load self signed modules due to the ….Read More
Audit your systems for security compliance with OpenSCAP
Introduction to (Open)SCAP SCAP stands for Security Content Automation Protocol. It is an open standard which defines methods for security policy compliance, vulnerability management and measurement etc. This article focuses on the operating system compliance part of SCAP. It comes originally from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide a way for US government agencies to audit its systems for regulatory compliance. OpenSCAP is a NIST validated open source implementation of SCAP. Why should I make ….Read More
Using Unbound for recursive DNS lookup
Some organizations decide to use its internal authoritative DNS servers as recursive DNS because of easiness and reverse lookup of internal RFC 1918 networks works out of the box. That should be avoided for (at least) two reasons: Cache poisoning can cause security nightmares Authoritative answers are never cached and can cause a high load on the DNS servers. Cache poisoning is a problem that can lead to severe problems, as more and more information is stored in DNS. Examples: ….Read More
Disabling NetworkManager on Servers and Workstations
Why not using NetworkManager in some cases NetworkManager is a great tool for managing connectivity on Notebooks and other mobile devices, On server or desktop machines with a complex network setup such as a combination of bonding, bridging and VLAN its probably not the best choice, at least I was not able to configure it that way. This was some time ago (approx 1y), meanwhile it may have changed. Removing NetworkManager Unfortunately on a desktop system its impossible to get ….Read More
Configure SSSD to work on IPv6-only Hosts
SSSD is used for the client side of IPA and other centralized Identity Management Services. Unfortunately it does not behave as it should. The default is to look up first IPv4 addresses and if that fails IPv6 should be used. Well, if IPv4 fails, the whole request fails and you got weird error messages when joining an IPA domain. As the pool for IPv4 addresses is depleted, IPv6 is getting more and more important. Thus, IPv6-only hosts are on the ….Read More
Secure your system with SELinux
Introduction to SELinux SELinux is well known as the most sophisticated Linux Mandatory Access Control (MAC) System. If you install any Fedora or Redhat operating System it is enabled by default and running in enforcing mode. So far so good. Its available for many years and its not rocket science to use it. This article is supposed to give you some hints how to make your system even more secure and how to solve some troubles SELinux may have on your system. DAC ….Read More