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Sysadmin Miniconf 2018 - Call for Presentations
by Simon Lyall 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

There will be a one day mini conference on Linux Systems Administration held as part of linux.conf.au 2018 (held in Sydney, Australia on 22 - 26 January 2018). The organisers of the Systems Administration Miniconf would like to invite proposals for presentations to be delivered at the Miniconf, https://sysadmin.miniconf.org/cfp18.html (A copy of the CFP text is included below for your convenience.) Please forward this CFP to your colleagues, peers, social networks, and other relevant mailing lists. Please help by encouraging submissions from people you would like to hear present at this Miniconf. This is our 12th Sysadmin Miniconf at Linux.conf.au. Previous presentations can be found at the website: https://sysadmin.miniconf.org/ -=+ Presentation Topics +=- We welcome talks on best current practice, new developments in Systems Administration, cutting edge techniques and technologies, and ways to better manage Linux environments large and small. Topics for presentations could include (but are not limited to): * Systems Administration Best Practice * Virtualisation and Cloud Computing * Containers and orchestration * Sysadmin Administration in a "serverless" environment (FAAS) * TLS everywhere * Monitoring and metrics. Collection, storage and presentation * Infrastructure/Platform/Software as a Service (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS) * Networkng: IPv6, SDN (Software Defined Networking), performance * DevOps, Configuration Management and provisioning * Bootstrapping systems, Lifecycle Management * Dealing with BYOD * Backups in a virtual/distributed world * Troubleshooting techniques * DevOps and SysAdmin Culture * Web and Email management * Keeping legacy systems functioning * War stories from the "Real World" Presentations should be of a technical nature and speakers should assume that members of the audience have at least a couple of years experience in Unix/Linux administration. -=+ Format of Presentations +=- We are now seeking proposals for presentations at the mini-conference. We have openings for: 15-25 minute short presentations 5-10 minute "lightning talks" Please note, due to the single day available (and whole-LCA keynote before morning tea), we expect the majority of available timeslots to be 20 minutes or less, with possibly 1-2 slightly longer talks if there is space in the schedule. We have a general policy of accepting a high proportion of proposals but handing out relatively short timeslots. Please see previous years Miniconf schedules for examples of how the programme is organised. -=+ Submitting talks +=- Please note that in order to give a presentation or attend the Miniconf you must be registered (and paid up by the time the conference happens) for the main linux.conf.au conference. Presenting at the Miniconf does not entitle you to discounted or free registration at the main conference nor to priority with registration. Unfortunately the Miniconf has no budget for sponsorship of speakers. To submit a talk to the LCA2017 Sysadmin Miniconf, create an account on the LCA2018 website: https://linux.conf.au/dashboard create a speaker profile, and then select "New Proposal" and "System Administration Miniconf Presentation", or while logged into the LCA2018 site, go directly to: https://rego.linux.conf.au/proposals/submit/sysadmin-miniconf/ If you have a preferred length of your Short Presentation (15/20/25 minutes) or Lightning Talk (5/10 minutes) please use the Private Abstract field to describe what would work best for your talk. Otherwise we will pick a length that best suits the gaps in the programme as we put the final programme together. In some cases we maybe able to add a few extra minutes to a few Short Presentations if there is any spare time left in the programme. -=+ Dates and Deadlines +=- To encourage early submissions, priority (both of inclusion and scheduling) will be given to presentations submitted by 23:59 UTC on the 5th of November 2017. I f you have a good presentation idea, please let us know early, even if you need time to finalise the presentation abstract. Please indicate if you need an early confirmation to aid you in arranging time off work or travel; we will do our best to assist. 2017-11-05 - Deadline for early submissions 2017-12-03 - Deadline for submissions 2017-12-10 - Miniconf programme published 2018-01-22 - Sysadmin Miniconf held. -=+ Contact and Questions +=- Please see our website at https://sysadmin.miniconf.org for more information on the Miniconf, past presentations and presenting at it. If you have any questions please feel free to email the organisers at: lca2018 @ sysadmin.miniconf.org Ewen McNeill and Simon Lyall LCA2018 Sysadmin Miniconf Conveners -- Simon Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.simonlyall.com/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar

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ntp.net.nz changes and update
by Josh Simpson 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Hi NZNOG, Time for a ntp.net.nz update and upcoming changes. ntp1.ntp.net.nz needs to be migrated to a new router, this will mean the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses will change, currently scheduled for 2017-10-22. 202.46.191.123 to 202.46.177.18 2001:dce:4000:2::123 to 2001:dce:3:17a::18 ntp2.ntp.net.nz is still IPv4 only, we are working on restoring IPv6 once we have upstream connectivity sorted. ntp3.ntp.net.nz has had IPv6 turned back on, this has been operating with v6 since 2017-09-25. ntp4.ntp.net.nz has been live for over 14 months, IPv4 only, this is located in Christchurch. We are working with our upstream to have IPv6 connectivity. We have also been testing a number of the servers in pool.ntp.org in the New Zealand and Oceania Pools, this has been going well and we have seen a jump in NTP packets per second on each node from a max of ~7 to a max of ~1000. We plan to add the rest of the servers in shortly. Details of the service can be found at https://ntp.net.nz As always let us know if you have any queries. Cheers Josh -- Josh Simpson Systems Administrator NZRS Ltd M: +64 21 783 399 P: +64 4 555 0124 GPG: 6516 B4EA 413B CAED 57B5 0956 124C 8AC3 A362 8080 www.nzrs.net.nz

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[Owasp-New_Zealand] OWASP NZ Day 2018 - Registration, call for presentations, trainers and sponsors
by Kim Carter 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Hi All, The OWASP NZ crew are pleased to announce the 9th OWASP New Zealand Day conference, to be held at the University of Auckland. As per previous years, OWASP NZ Day 2018 will be a free conference dedicated to information security with an emphasis on secure development techniques and management. The con will be held on the 5th of February, with training being run the day before (4th of February). Further information is available on the event wiki page here: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2018 The registration link can be found here: https://owaspnz2018.eventbrite.com/ Please note that registration cut off is the 29th of January. We have plenty of seats, and though we've come to expect the flood of last minute emails from those of you that are either forgetful or just plain lazy, it messes with our numbers. It also hurts our collective feelings. So register. Do it. We have a large number of presenter slots to fill. We're interested in topics covering everything from introductory topics, to deeply technical subjects to risk and compliance. Presentation submissions are welcome from all interested parties, and we're especially keen to hear from the developers and other technical communities, not just the professional infosec nerds. We will not consider vendor pitches, commercial content or other such attempts to pedal your filthy, filthy wares. More info is available here: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2018#tab=Call_For_Pre…<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2017#tab=Call_For_Pre…> CFP Deadline: 8th of December. This year we have a number of training slots to fill. If you have a security related training you'd like to give the day before the main con, then please sub! More info is available here: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2018#tab=Call_For_Tra…<https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2017#tab=Call_For_Tra…> CFT Deadline: 8th of December. OWASP is strictly not for profit and to keep our conference free we need sponsors to support us. The sponsorship cash is used to help make OWASP NZ Day a free and valuable experience for the audience. More details on sponsorship specifics available here: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2018#tab=Call_For_Spo… Event Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2018 About OWASP: https://www.owasp.org/ About the NZ Chapter: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/New_Zealand Cheers! Denis Andzakovic, Kim Carter and Kirk Jackson OWASP NZ Chapter Leaders

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TICSA and Lawful Interception
by ticsa＠police.govt.nz 01 Oct '17

01 Oct '17

Hi NZNOG The TICSA Registrar invites you to a Technical Discussion about Lawful Interception. There has been a lot of discussion about LI recently and we would like to clarify what it means to be Compliant. The aim of this meeting is to work through ‘the how’ and to answer any questions you may have. This is targeted at Network Engineers to whom PCAP, ASN.1 and ETSI 102.232-1 means something. Please register your interest by emailing off list, as space is limited (attendance by invitation only). Meeting will be held in Wellington on the 16th of October. Cheers Neil =============================================================== WARNING The information contained in this email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this message or any of its contents. Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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KSK Rollover Postponed
by Save Vocea 28 Sep '17

28 Sep '17

Dear NZNOG community, A couple of weeks ago I posted ICANNs’ KSK rollover timelines in here. It was announced today that the plan to change the cryptographic key that helps protect the Domain Name System (DNS) is being postponed. The changing or "rolling" of the KSK Key was originally scheduled to occur on 11 October, but it is being delayed because some recently obtained data shows that a significant number of resolvers used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Network Operators are not yet ready for the Key Rollover. The availability of this new data is due to a very recent DNS protocol feature that adds the ability for a resolver to report back to the root servers which keys it has configured. Full announcement is here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-27-en Regards, Save Vocea ICANN staff in the region From: Save Vocea <save.vocea(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 4:53 PM To: NZNOG <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: KSK rollover timeline and how to check if your systems are ready Dear NZNOG list members, I’d appreciate if this is shared through your network /organizations and to check if your systems won’t be affected by the following change. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is planning to roll, or change, the “top” pair of cryptographic keys used in the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol, commonly known as the Root Zone KSK. This will be the first time the KSK has been changed since it was initially generated in 2010, and is considered an important security step, in much the same way that regularly changing passwords is considered a prudent practice by any Internet user. What does that mean? Rolling the KSK means generating a new cryptographic public and private key pair and distributing the new public component to parties who operate validating resolvers, including: Internet Service Providers; enterprise network administrators and other Domain Name System (DNS) resolver operators; DNS resolver software developers; system integrators; and hardware and software distributors who install or ship the root's "trust anchor." The KSK is used to cryptographically sign the Zone Signing Key (ZSK), which is used by the Root Zone Maintainer to DNSSEC-sign the root zone of the Internet's DNS. Why do you need to prepare? Currently, 25% of global Internet users, or 750 million people, use DNSSEC-validating resolvers that could be affected by the KSK rollover. If these validating resolvers do not have the new key when the KSK is rolled, end users relying on those resolvers will encounter errors and be unable to access the Internet. How to know if your systems are up-to-date? ICANN is offering a test bed for operators or any interested parties to confirm that their systems handle the automated update process correctly. Check to make sure your systems are ready by visiting: http://go.icann.org/KSKtest. What is the timeline for this process? October 27, 2016: KSK rollover process begins as the new KSK is generated. July 11, 2017: Publication of new KSK in DNS. September 19, 2017: Size increase for DNSKEY response from root name servers. October 11, 2017: New KSK begins to sign the root zone key set (the actual rollover event). January 11, 2018: Revocation of old KSK. March 22, 2018: Last day the old KSK appears in the root zone. August 2018: Old key is deleted from equipment in both ICANN Key Management Facilities. More information about the root zone KSK rollover is available here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover. Thank you, Save vocea VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Oceania ICANN

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NZNOG 2018 Updates
by Dave Mill 24 Sep '17

24 Sep '17

Hi all As promised here is the list of workshops/tutorials that we have organised so far. These aren't definite yet but are very likely to happen. *Wednesday tutorials:* -Network Security Tutorial (run by APNIC) -Facebook Network Automation Hack event (run by Facebook, will be similar to https://netengcodehack2017.splashthat.com/%29 ) *Workshop (roughly Monday 9am to Wednesday 12pm):* -Mikrotik MTCINE training - Outline here https://mikrotik.com/download/pdf/MTCINE_Outline.pdf Our CFP is still open. Details here - http://www.nznog.org/nznog18/call-for-papers-2018 . If anyone else wants to help Richard Nelson and myself put together the programme for Thur/Fri please get in contact. So far we've received details on some really interesting talks. If you want to sponsor NZNOG please reach out also. Cheers Dave

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Datacom having network problems?
by Mauricio Freitas 23 Sep '17

23 Sep '17

Does anyone have a network contact at Datacom please? I can't get to datacom.co.nz (direct) from my NZ connection, and can't get to Geekzone via Cloudflare either (CF returns a timeout trying to reach origin). However if I fire a VPN to Sydney both datacom.co.nz and Geekzone work fine. Called datacentre and ops guys have no idea what's going on. Seems that traffic to NZ is being impacted but not to overseas. Cheers Mauricio Freitas https://about.me/freitasm

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NZNOG 2018 updates
by Dave Mill 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Hi all I wanted to give some more details on our plans for the conference next year. On Wednesday Facebook are looking at holding a Network Automation Hack event as part of NZNOG. This should be a really awesome session. It will be similar to this - https://netengcodehack2017.splashthat.com/%29 . Whilst this isn't completely locked in yet it has approval internally at Facebook and looks set to happen. I'd suggest if this interests you then plan to be at NZNOG from Wed - Fri. Be warned, seats will be limited. The other event I wanted to announce I unfortunately still can't. I've been chasing people pretty hard on it and I still don't know that it will definitely happen :( I will update when I know more. Cheers Dave

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Dialup over Ethernet
by Ewen McNeill 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

A client had a (business) customer switch over to UFB and needed assistance reconfiguring the (Mikrotik) router being attached to the ONT -- it turned out whoever first set up the Mikrotik (sensibly) assumed it'd be seeing IP packets over VLAN 10, but actually the ISP required IP packets over PPPoE over VLAN 10 in order for it to work. Looking around it appears this client's customer's ISP isn't the only one that is requiring PPPoE over VLAN tagging over Ethernet for their UFB connections. Is there a reason other than "let's make everything look like 1990s dialup so it works with our legacy equipment" for the bit/CPE CPU overhead of PPPoE on UFB, including imposing the lowered usable MTU and PMTU discovery headaches on the end user? The only one that really comes to mind is "user/password authentication" (rather than needing to collect CPE MAC addresses which seems to happen with, eg, Vodafone cable/FibreX). But it's not clear to me why, eg, 802.1X isn't used for the user/password authentication in that case; or DHCP with some extension to pass a "secret" identifier. 20-bytes-per-packet-forever seems a large overhead to pay for user/password authentication at CPE power on.... (Maybe in the beginning there's "lack of CPE support" -- but we're a few years into the UFB rollout, and lots of ISPs seem to be supplying their own ISP-badged CPEs anyway, which could presumably implement whatever was needed.) Ewen

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AirNZ SPF Issues
by Pieter De Wit 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Hey NZNOG’rs, I know that this is not “nice to do” but I have tried the contact centre - the issue is logged but I doubt it will get to the right people ? AirNZ currently has 2 SPF entries and this is causing emails to fail: dig TXT airnz.co.nz | grep spf1 airnz.co.nz. 21301 IN TXT "v=spf1 a ..." airnz.co.nz. 21301 IN TXT "v=spf1 …" Please fix :) I have error logs going back to the 8th of Aug, if that helps ? I don’t know what other domains this was done on. Cheers, Pieter

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