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Swiss Domain Security Report Q3 2022

Swiss Domain Security Report Q3 2022

Andres Bohren
Hi All, In 2015 i wanted to know how many SMTP Servers used STARTTLS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC. I’ve programmed a Webspider with PowerShell and collected about 100'000 Domains. Then made another Script that queried those domains and made SMTP Connect to find out if STARTTLS was in the ELHO Response. The Result was a Report of about 100'000 Domains from the .ch Top Level Domain. The Results from 2015: About 90% of the Domains used MX About 75% of the SMTP Servers offered STARTTLS About 28% of the Domains with MX had an SPF Record About 1% or less DKIM and DMARC was barely present In 2022 i have extracted the Open Data of Switch DNS Zone Data for the .
Microsoft Edge Drop

Microsoft Edge Drop

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Do you know the Drop Feature in Microsoft Edge? Use Drop to share files and messages between your phone and desktop devices. Simply drag and drop files to share instantly or send notes to yourself while you browse in Microsoft Edge and stay in the flow. Klick on the little Paperglider icon on the right Navigation and hit “Start” I am already logged in with Edge (see icon on Top) so no furhter Authentication is needed
HTTP Security Headers

HTTP Security Headers

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Recently my Colleque Tobias Asböck made me aware of the HTTP Security Headers. You can test the Security Headers with the Online Scan from Scott Helme. Ouch - that did not look good for my Website hosted on Azure App Service. So how do i add these Headers? It’s in the web.config File of the Project right afer the system.web configuration <system.webServer> <security> <requestFiltering removeServerHeader="true" /> <!-- Removes Server header in IIS10 or later and also in Azure Web Apps --> </security> <httpProtocol> <customHeaders> <clear /> <!
Use Microsoft Designer to generate Images with AI

Use Microsoft Designer to generate Images with AI

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Do you know Microsoft Designer? The Microsoft Designer app is a graphic design tool in Microsoft 365 that allows users to create custom invitations, digital postcards, and other materials using the same artificial intelligence technology as DALL-E 2. More information can be found here: What Is Microsoft Designer and How To Use It I am using currently my Microsoft Account (Private Account) to log into Microsoft Designer. It’s a free “Text to Image” Artificial Intelligence System that is based on DALL-E 2
Bing AI in Skype Consumer

Bing AI in Skype Consumer

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Recenty, i stumbled upon the Skype (Consumer) Blog and noticed that you can now use Bing AI in Skype. Start type a message Join the waitlist Immediately try it Now you can start chat with Bing AI My question was: What’s a fine dining restaurant in bern? And the Answers are pretty good in my opinion. Regards Andres Bohren Web Logo
Passkey with Google

Passkey with Google

Andres Bohren
Hi All, A year ago, Apple, Google and Microsoft Commit to Expanded Support for FIDO Standard to Accelerate Availability of Passwordless Sign-Ins. Read more about the Passkey on the Website from FIDO Alliance What are Passkeys? Passkeys are a password replacement that provide faster, easier, and more secure sign-ins to websites and apps across a user’s devices. Unlike passwords, passkeys are resistant to phishing, are always strong, and are designed so that there are no shared secrets.

The year in review and Blogstatistic 2022

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Happy new Year to everybody! Thank's for reading my Blog and following me on Twitter and Linkedin. It's always good to review the past Year. In 2022 i did write 285 Blog Articles, that results in average 24 per Month. That's one more than last year and the highest ever archieved since i started this Blog back in 2007. In total i had over 120'000 Pageviews Over 100'000 Unique User from around the World

Smart Meter shows Power usage

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Last week the local Power Company EWB has installed Smart Meters at my building. Smart Meter: Intelligente Messsysteme für eine nachhaltige Energiezukunft. https://ewb.ch/smartmeter I had to signup to the customerportal first, before the Smartmeter did collect the Data - or at least show it in the Portal EWB KUNDENPORTAL https://kundenportal.ewb.ch/ Now i can see my daily or hourly power consumption. This helps to see what actions did consume a lot of power (like cooking, Microwave etc).

Switch Open Data .ch and .li Domains

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Switch the Swiss Registrar for .ch and .li Domains has published the Domains on a Open Data Policy. You can download the top 1'000 Domains or use a Zone Transfer Switch Open Data https://www.switch.ch/open-data/#tab-c5442a19-67cf-11e8-9cf6-5254009dc73c-3 You need to create the TSIG Key # filename ch_zonedata.keykey tsig-zonedata-ch-public-21-01 { algorithm hmac-sha512; secret "stZwEGApYumtXkh73qMLPqfbIDozWKZLkqRvcjKSpRnsor6A6MxixRL6C2HeSVBQNfMW4wer+qjS0ZSfiWiJ3Q=="; }; then use dig to initiate the Zone Transfer dig -k ch_zonedata.key @zonedata.switch.ch +noall +answer +noidnout +onesoa AXFR ch.

Celebrate my 2'000 Blog post!

Andres Bohren
Hi all, It's time to celebrate! I've written a whopping 2'000 Blog Posts in this Blog https://blog.icewolf.ch As you can see, i've started this Blog back in 2007 - it's now almost 15 Years old. At first, 2'000 Blog Posts does not seem to be impressive. But if you take that number and divide it by 365 you will get this result: 5.479. That means if you write a Blog Article every day, it takes you about five and a half year to get to these 2'000 Blog Articles.