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 218: TLS TTL
SSL certificates are likely going to last less time, the latest Windows 11 update leaves a huge chunk of data behind and doesn’t play nicely with some SSDs, picking a modern dhcp server on a homebrew router, and storing encrypted backups on a friend’s NAS with ZFS.
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News
Sysadmins slam Apple’s SSL/TLS cert lifespan cuts
Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can’t delete
WD releases new firmware to fix Windows 11 24H2 blue screens of death on some SSD
Not just Western Digital – Windows 24H2 BSODs Asus kit
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