Category Archives: Technical

STEP-CA not so bad

Posted on March 16, 2022 by larry

I am still on the fence with step-ca, installation is easy, here it is with Rocky or CentOS wget https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/cli/gh-release-header/v0.18.2/step-cli_0.18.2_amd64.rpm wget https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/certificates/gh-release-header/v0.18.2/step-ca_linux_0.18.2_amd64.tar.gz yum -y install step-cli_0.18.2_amd64.rpm tar zxvf step-ca_linux_0.18.2_amd64.tar.gz mkdir bin cp -p step-ca_0.18.2/bin/step-ca ~/bin step version step-ca version Done, … Continue reading →

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Learning Step CA

Posted on March 15, 2022 by larry

Need to learn another CA utility. First I learned Microsoft, then OpenSSL, then XCA, now want to learn STEP CA. At least I am one up and know Certs, the concepts, and what it takes. Need to document this new … Continue reading →

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USB Boot Media

Posted on March 14, 2022 by larry

I have used Flash Drive based boot media for my Linux box. But when I started using and SSD drive instead, my builds and boot times were much faster. Setting up this post to show someone that asks what I … Continue reading →

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No Workout Today

Posted on March 9, 2022 by larry

I tried to schedule a workout today, then I noticed the slots were full, I would not be able to work out today. Maybe tomorrow there will be an opening so I can work out. Starting to look at setting … Continue reading →

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Struggling with Lab

Posted on March 1, 2022 by larry

Came across a few challenges today with the lab. Seems like DNS is flaky, frustrating, should be working fine. I am trying to do some tricky stuff, the adventure is new so all is good. Also weight is heaviest I … Continue reading →

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Docs Taking Longer

Posted on February 28, 2022 by larry

Its been taking longer then I thought getting things together. I ordered some disks from Amazon and hoping things will get here sooner then later. If I can get the training environment up, I can focus on the documents. Also … Continue reading →

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Getting Scary in Eastern Europe

Posted on February 27, 2022 by larry

There is a lot of horror going on in Ukraine. This is by no means a political blog, but something needs to be said. Russia escalated by putting his nuclear forces on alert. Been working more on my kickstart, I … Continue reading →

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I Remember Rest Days

Posted on February 26, 2022 by larry

Actually I remember the real reason for rest days. My most recent rest days were more for an emotional break or I was too tired. Today its different, my body is sore and I need that break. I think two … Continue reading →

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More Gym Rat Time

Posted on February 25, 2022 by larry

Another long day working out. Not quite the two hours, but it was long. Feeling accomplished too. Got xca running in wyland on Rocky8 via guacamole GUI and RDP. With 2FA it should be pretty secure. Weight: 352.0

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Weird Comcast Issues

Posted on February 24, 2022 by larry

Comcast at it again and doing weird stuff with DNS again. DNS does work if I used DOH (DNS over HTTPS) but fails using normal DNS. So looks like I have to use DoH. Anyway, and it would be scary … Continue reading →

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