Backend server maintenance
We are currently in the process of doing some maintenance on our backend storage servers to support the upcoming unit software upgrade. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause.
Information related to OpenProducts Backend Servers used for authentication and backup.
Backend servers unavailable
Due to an unfortunate date issue with the new certificate chain, the newly deployed chain became invalid yesterday. For our users the most obvious is that the backup system is not available until the devices have been updated with new certificate information. The update will be available tonight, but it …
Backend certificates updated
With the Kinguard 20.07 release OpenProducts also updated its certificates for its backend servers. If your device isn’t upgraded to the 20.07 release it means that it most likely wont be able to perform backups or DNS updates against OpenProducts servers. To fix this, make sure your device is updated …
Backend updates
Today we have done some updates to our backup backend systems. This to prepare for the upcoming KinguardProject Buster upgrade. There should be no notable side effects from this but please get back to us if you experience backup problems against OP servers.
Mail Relay Server moved – DKIM added
Earlier today we moved the server handling mail for those of you that are using the option to send/receive email through our relay server. Also, all emails sent through this server are signed using OpenDKIM providing a higher trust when evaluated by anti-spam software. /PA
SPF support on emails from OPI / KEEP
Hi all, As of this morning, we have added support for SPF to emails sent by OPI / KEEP. This is a method used to try and reject spam emails by limiting the servers that are allowed to send mail for a specific domain. The reason for adding this is …
New Website, KEEP officially released.
We are happy to finally be able to officially release KEEP. Together with this, we have also made some major changes to the website as we also have launched The Kinguard Project, see the separate post about that. With this new site, we have moved the community and forum to …
Server Re-location
Tomorrow, December 15, we will be physically re-locating the servers that are serving your OPI’s with name resolution and backup. Servers will be taken off-line at approximately 10.00 (CET). This means that: Any backups will be unavailable during most of the day. Backups may be interrupted, a long backup that …
Notifications of backup failure
Dear all, A recent update to our authentication server caused a partition on the server to fill up and this in turn caused all authentication requests to be denied. The problem is now solved and the important thing here is that there is no data loss. OPI will automatically mount …
Maintenance
We are about to perform some maintenance on our backend servers, all systems should be fully functional again by this evening.