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OpenTofu 1.8 introduces enhanced dynamic variable assignment and a new .tofu file extension for better maintainability and compatibility with Terraform. The update also adds provider mocking and resource overrides for more flexible testing with tofu test.

The Kubernetes agent in Octopus Server 2024.2 is now generally available after a successful early access period, with over 225,000 deployments by more than 25 customers. Key updates include High Availability support, tenant scoping, custom certificates, and improved image pull secret handling, leading to faster deployment times and enhanced stability.

Discover the latest advancements in Confidential Containers Attestation, which enhances secure secret retrieval with a cutting-edge RCAR handshake protocol.

Thomas Graf, co-creator of Cilium, discusses the evolving cloud native security landscape, emphasizing the importance of Cilium in managing the complexities of AI, microsegmentation, and container security through its use of eBPF technology.

Discover how Java 21's virtual threads can transform high-throughput concurrent applications by reducing thread management overhead.

Building a SQS in Postgres involves setting up a message queue table to manage message delivery and visibility. Messages are inserted into this table and fetched based on their visibility status to ensure they are processed only once within a set timeout. Advanced setups can include FIFO processing and dead letter queues to handle failed messages. This system replicates key features of SQS using Postgres's native functions.

Confidential Containers Attestation enhances secure secret retrieval through an innovative RCAR handshake protocol.

This blog series explores the evolution of HTTP, starting with HTTP/0.9, a basic protocol foundational to the internet that only supports simple GET requests without headers or status codes.

Key-value stores like Redis and associative arrays in languages help manage and access data efficiently by linking keys to values.

Explore how modern alternatives to outdated certificate pinning practices can significantly reduce outages, streamline management, and enhance security in the evolving Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) ecosystem.