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The .swiss Domain will soon open for natural Persons

The .swiss Domain will soon open for natural Persons

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Until now, .swiss domain names have been primarily reserved for companies listed in the Swiss commercial register since their introduction in 2015. However, as of April 24, 2024, this exclusivity will change. Private individuals and sole proprietorships, even those not formally registered in the commercial register, will now have the opportunity to register .swiss domains. The Details can be found on the BAKOM Website The advantages of a .
Swiss Domain Security Report Q4 2023

Swiss Domain Security Report Q4 2023

Andres Bohren
Hi All, I’ve published a new Swiss Domain Security Report Q4 2023 to rise awareness about the available Security technologies around Domains and Mailsecurity. It shows the adoption of diffrent technologies for the whole .ch TLD (Top Level Domain). Hope you enjoy it and learn something. Let’s improve the Security in Switzerland! Note: I am a private Person and this is just a Hobby Project. But i still believe this Report can be useful as an Overview of the Mail- and Domain Security in Switzerland.
The year in review and Blogstatistics 2023

The year in review and Blogstatistics 2023

Andres Bohren
Hi All, Happy new Year to everybody! Thank’s for reading my Blog and following me on X aka Twitter, Linkedin and Bluesky. Blog Statistics 2023 It’s always good to review the past Year. In 2023 i did write 272 Blog Articles, that results in average 23 per Month. That’s one less than last year, but still very impressive. In total i had about 150'000 Pageviews. You can see the Bump down in May when i changed the Blog to Hugo and Azure Static Web App
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