Monthly Archives: August 2013

Python Updates

We have recently updated a number of Python modules on DICE which are useful for scientific data analysis. Here are the versions and links to the relevant documentation: numpy – 1.7.1 – docs scipy – 0.12.0 – docs pandas – … Continue reading

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SAN upgrade Sunday 1st September 2013

We have some new SAN storage to bring on-line. It will be replacing the “head” of an existing SAN storage box, which will mean bringing it out of service while we replace the old head. We plan to do this … Continue reading

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Security upgrades to OpenAFS

OpenAFS’s inability to use any encryption type other than single DES in the Kerberos tickets used to authenticate server-server and client-server communications has long been recognised as a major security shortcoming. 1DES’s relatively small key space renders it highly susceptible … Continue reading

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