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Simple installation: Python driver for IBM Db2 (finally) has wheel support

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Aug 25, 2023 | administration, applications, DB2, Docker, IBM, Python

A quick post about a feature I have been asking for for several years: The Db2 driver for Python, ibm_db, has wheel support now. It means that the Python package distributes a pre-built binary with the Db2 driver (for many Python versions and most users). So far, in...

Trusted Contexts for enhanced security: Both in Db2 and IBM Cloud

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jul 5, 2023 | administration, DB2, ibmcloud, IT, security

Security feature in action: Trusted ProfileI trust you to know my old blog post about trusted contexts. Some years ago, I explained how to secure your Db2 database using trusted contexts. By establishing a trusted relationship based on specified attributes, the Db2...

IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference in Prague in October

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Jun 13, 2023 | administration, conference, DB2, IBM, idug, user group

Screenshot of IDUG websiteSummer vacation is coming up, but there are certain things to take care of before. One of such things is to register for the upcoming IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference. The conference is held at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic,...

Decode JWTs in bash

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 9, 2023 | administration, ibmcloud, IT, json, Kubernetes, linux, security

Today, it is once again time for one of those "let's document it" blog posts. Lately, I looked into one of the IBM Cloud security features, trusted profiles based on compute resources. I described how to turn your container into a trusted identity. For developing code...

Analyze your IBM Cloud access management setup

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Mar 24, 2023 | administration, github, IBM, ibmcloud, IT, Python, security

ER diagram for cloud security dataRecently, I looked into how to analyze the access management setup of my IBM Cloud account. I wanted to better understand what kind of access policies exist, what service instances are covered by rules and policies, etc. In the past,...

flatpak: How to deal with unwanted package updates

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Mar 21, 2023 | administration, IT, linux, software

Not all software is available as package for my Linux distribution. That's why I use flatpak for some applications. Recently, a new app version introduced a bug. It resulted in random crashes. So I looked into a way to get back to an older, more stable app...
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