Just wanted to share a few updates about blog and life. TLS 1.3 with 0-RTT TLS 1.3 is a new standard of encryption on the web and I have implemented it! This should result in faster load times and improved security for the users. ECDSA certs are enabled too, along with RSA for better performance.… Read More »
A friend recently asked me: I would like to know how to build a global CDN network. I’m currently exploring all the CDN options on the market, but would like to know how to build one since it looks like an interesting problem to solve. A Content Delivery Network(CDN) is nothing but a service which… Read More »
Virtually every address on the internet is connected with each other with a protocol called as the Border Gateway Protocol(BGP), which dynamically routes traffic on the internet to the closest network. This guide will show you how you can be part of the internet for the cheapest possible cost. This guide is intended for sysadmins… Read More »
Before proceeding I want to make it absolutely clear that these are my personal views only and nothing to do with my employer or their views. National Internet Exchange of India(NIXI) is an internet exchange in India, infact one of the few in the country and is fully government owned non-profit entity initially established to… Read More »
One of the reasons why people run BGP is when reliability is of utmost importance and sessions terminating abruptly can simply be not afforded, especially in cases like VOIP. However this is an expensive proposition both cost and skill wise. There may be a middle ground between this and simple failover with multiple uplinks. That… Read More »
Whether you may be a large web host, or a small ISP serving a neighborhood; DDOS attacks in India can be extremely problematic and hard hitting. Here are some of the ways you can ensure that you aren’t affected by a lot. All of these solutions assume that you are running BGP. Preparing for an… Read More »
Excited by the prospect for Steam for Linux I fired up Steam to download some games. The problem was that finding a mirror with the best speed for seeming problematic. So I decided to do some analysis. 😀 I am testing all of this from AS55836 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited. I primarily use this for… Read More »