2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 216: Pa55w0rd%
NIST has finally proposed some sensible password standards, why server CPUs with high core counts make sense in a lot of deployments, the .io TLD is probably sticking around, and the best options for a Linux-based router.
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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
You’re right not to rush into running AMD, Intel’s new manycore monster CPUs
The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
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