Using OpenSSL: an easy way

These days, I am preparing documentation for an event I will be holding on 1 October concerning security on IBM i systems. One of the things that still amazes me about the use of IBM i systems is the huge number of customers who still use unencrypted protocols, such...

Installing Ubuntu on Power

A few articles ago I had talked about the pros and cons of Ubuntu on Power solutions, promising in some comments to do an article outlining the installation steps, and here it is. Requirements To proceed with the installation, it is essential to have created the...

Securing SSH on IBM i

On IBM i systems, the SSH service is playing an important role in modernisation, it can be used, for instance, to take advantage of new software development tools such as VS Code For I, or it can be used in an innovative software release context using pipelines. SSH...

Ubuntu on power… how much fun and sweat

Last week, I had the opportunity to deploy a new partition with Ubuntu on Power installed. This was not the first time I was venturing into such a situation; I had previously deployed some Linux machines, but they were not production machines. This time however is...