2.5 Admins 323: No /boot For You

Why you should be watching for SSL certificates that you didn’t issue, Let’s Encrypt is shortening the length of certs to 64 days, Ubuntu tightens up GRUB with secure boot, an Intel driver bug breaks IPv6 for major services, and running websites from a home Internet connection.

Plugs

FreeBSD Release Cycles and Enterprise Requirements: Why LTS Matters (klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-release-cycl…)

News/discussion

Chrome’s Response to Recent ccTLD Registry Hijacks (blog.google/security/chromes-response-to-recen…)

64-Day Certificate Lifetimes Coming Feb 2027 – Let’s Encrypt (letsencrypt.org/2026/10/07/64-day-certs)

Ubuntu 26.10 drops Btrfs, XFS & ZFS /boot with Secure Boot (omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-secure-boo…)

A preinstalled Intel driver is silently breaking IPv6, OneNote and Microsoft 365 (coolak.github.io/intel-icps-ipv6-flow-label-in…)

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