Show Notes
We take a look at a few exciting features coming to Linux kernel 5.6, including the first steps to multipath TCP.
Plus the latest Intel speculative execution vulnerability, and Microsoft's troubled history with certificate renewal. Links: Oregon company makes top bid for Microsoft check - CNET
Microsoft’s failures to renew: Teams, Hotmail, and Hotmail.co.uk | Ars Technica
Microsoft Teams goes down after Microsoft forgot to renew a certificate - The Verge
Browser review: Microsoft’s new “Edgium” Chromium-based Edge | Ars Technica
Linus Torvalds pulled WireGuard VPN into the 5.6 kernel source tree | Ars Technica
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Adds WireGuard Support - Phoronix
Multipath TCP Support Is Working Its Upstream - First Bits Landing With Linux 5.6 - Phoronix
MultiPath TCP - Linux Kernel implementation
Upstreaming multipath TCP
LPC2019 - Multipath TCP Upstreaming - YouTube
LPC2019 - Multipath TCP Upstreaming - Slides
LPC2019 - Multipath TCP Upstreaming - Paper
Using MultiPath TCP to enhance home networks
Linux 5.6 Crypto Getting AVX/AVX2/AVX-512 Optimized Poly1305
Poly1305
CacheOut
CacheOut Paper
Intel Responds to ZombieLoad and CacheOut Attacks | Tom's Hardware
New CacheOut Attack Targets Intel CPUs, Leaks Data From VMs And Secure Enclave
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