The countdown to KubeCon EU (London) has begun, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that, for the third year in a row, I’ll have the incredible privilege of attending! This year is extra special because, for the second time, I’ll be managing a booth alongside my amazing colleagues. Why? Because ReeVo, the company that SIGHUP has now joined, will proudly be a sponsor of this major event! ...
As a consultant, it’s always a pleasure to explore new tools, and since the end of 2024, we have been experimenting with CyberArk’s SaaS offering. The first component we started working with is Conjur Cloud, the SaaS version of Conjur Enterprise, which we are already very familiar with. Conjur Cloud features an impressive UI that allows users to configure and manage most settings seamlessly. Like Conjur Enterprise, it also has its own dedicated CLI, available for download on the CyberArk Marketplace. After installing the Conjur Cloud CLI on macOS 15.2, I encountered the following error when attempting to execute it: ...
Using Podman as the standard tool requested by clients for running local containers outside of a Kubernetes environment, I decided to start the year by installing Podman Desktop on my company MacBook. Podman Desktop features a user interface (UI) similar to Docker Desktop, making it easier to manage containers and images. It also includes plugin management to extend its functionality, such as deploying containers on Kubernetes. After installing Podman Desktop version 1.15.0, I proceeded with the setup but encountered issues with the Podman machine (the virtual machine dedicated to running containers) which failed to start. There were no errors; it just hung during startup. ...
One of the pleasures of working with open-source software (OSS) and community-driven initiatives is the endless opportunities they offer. If you ever find yourself with “not enough” to do at work (yes, that’s ironic!), there’s always an easy way to take on something extra and meaningful. Contributing back to the community you’re part of is a wonderful way to express gratitude. After all, how could anyone be luckier than to give back to something they love? 😊 ...
Yesterday, the organizers of KCD Italy announced that the conference will return in 2025, once again in Bologna, in June! For various organizational reasons, the conference will be rebranded as Cloud Native Days Italy, but the quality will remain just as high. At the moment, no further details are available. Start marking your calendar—see you in Bologna!
It’s been a couple of years since I moved to Galway, and I’m still absolutely thrilled with my decision! Over the past few months, I’ve had the chance to meet some awesome people at a local security meetup called BurbSec. It was a fantastic experience—sharing ideas, meeting new faces, and of course, enjoying a few beers! ;-) Now, some of these folks are organizing a security conference called BSIDES Galway, happening on February 22nd, 2025! ...
About a month ago, a new release of Conjur Enterprise was launched—now at version 13.4, bringing exciting new features to the product! Here are my top three favorites, though there are many more updates, which you can find here: Sync of empty safes from Vault: This is essential for managing policy creation through automation. Dynamic application configuration: It is now possible to modify various Conjur configuration parameters that previously had to be set when creating the container. Now, they are all included in the usual conjur.yml. Extended ESO support: The External Secrets Operator can now use regex in findByName and findByTags. As has been the case for several releases, I’d like to reiterate that CyberArk’s development of Conjur is moving quickly, and with each release, the product becomes more and more complete. ...
I have been using an encrypted USB drive for several years, which unlocks with biometric access. Recently, I started wondering how to achieve the same level of protection with other disks or USB keys. The answer is cryptsetup, a utility included in most Linux distributions. I’ve done some tests and documented how to use it in a repository I’ve named technical_notebook. I’ll use technical_notebook as a personal notebook—it will contain commands, concepts, and useful links. The purpose of the repo is to help me remember these details, keep them easily accessible, and perhaps assist others who have similar needs. ...
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending KubeCon 2024 EU in Paris. I must begin by thanking SIGHUP for giving me the opportunity to participate in my second consecutive KubeCon, THANK YOU! I decided to write this post to encourage those who have never attended a large-scale event to give it a try! In this case, size matters! If you’re involved in the cloud native world as a client, developer, consultant, or major vendor you can’t miss it! Colleagues, clients, partners, competitors, maintainers of small projects, volunteer committees, and big corporations—they’re all there! ...
One week ago, CyberArk released another update for Conjur Enterprise, which has now reached version 13.2—definitely another step in the right direction! This release includes the usual bug fixes, expands Conjur’s integrations (for example, OpenShift 4.14 is now supported), and, most importantly, adds two exciting new features: CyberArk Vault Synchronizer high availability support Enhanced Conjur support for the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver Synchronizer high availability enhances Conjur’s disaster recovery (DR) strategy. It is now possible to set up a “passive” Synchronizer in a DR site that is aware of the status of the primary Synchronizer and can take over in case of a failure. ...