Monthly Archives: June 2012

IPv6 has finally gone live, and it’s doing so in an very big way. On the internet, the number of IP addresses alone has expanded to “340 trillion trillion trillion,” according to a report from CNN Money.
The introduction of the new platform replaces the previous protocol known as IPv4. IPv4 is used to translate web addresses into actual digital coding, making sites available to view, it plays an integral role in the function of the web. The only problem is that the web was running out of available IPv4 addresses. So th solution to this problem was make it possible to feature more digits in an IP address. That’s where IPv6 comes into play, it features expanded capability for just that purpose.

While June 6th marks the official launch through top web presences, it’s a platform that’s been in the works for quite some time. In the hosting community, it’s an especially important issue. Final availability for IPv4 was previously depleted in February of 2008.
A few of the companies that are now using the IPv6 compatibility include AT&T, Comcast, Google, Yahoo!, Cisco and more. Today’s official launch follows another event held one year ago in which top internet presences tested the protocol.

In a CNET interview yesterday, Internet co-founder Vint Cerf applauded IPv6′s launch while noting the complexity of the matter. “This is not puffery. It is incredibly hard, painstaking work by engineers looking to make sure that every line of code that “knows” an IP address is 32 bits long in a certain format also “knows” that it could also be in IPv6 format, 128 bits long,” commented Cerf.
“This is a major accomplishment for ISPs and application providers around the world. The router and edge device providers have mostly done their homework years ago, but the ISPs and app providers are largely just getting there,” continued the man who’s currently chief internet evangelist for Google.
If you want to make sure you’re ready for the new platform, there is a testing option provided for through http://test-ipv6.com/.

So how will this change the way SEO hosting is done, not really sure yet but we look forward to it!

cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. If your deployed cPanel & WHM servers are configured to automatically update when new releases are available, then no action is required. Your systems will update automatically. If you have disabled automatic updates, then you are highly encouraged to update your cPanel & WHM installs at your earliest convenience.

Releases

The following cPanel & WHM versions address all known vulnerabilities:

11.32.3.19 for EDGE and CURRENT update tier
11.32.2.28 for RELEASE, STABLE, and 11.32 LTS update tier
11.30.6.8 for 11.30 LTS update tier

The latest public releases of cPanel & WHM for all update tiers is published at http://httpupdate.cpanel.net.

Security Issue Information

The resolved security issues were identified during the course of cPanel’s normal Quality Assurance testing. There is no reason to believe that these vulnerabilities are known to the public. As such, cPanel will only release limited information regarding the vulnerabilities.

Once sufficient time has passed to allow cPanel & WHM systems to automatically update their installed software to the new versions, cPanel will release additional information regarding the nature of the security issue. If you have any questions or concerns, then please contact our Customer Service team. Contact information for cPanel can be found on the following web page:

http://cpanel.net/support.html

These Targeted Security Releases address two vulnerabilities. Additional information will be released on 2012-06-04.