Date: October 21, 2026 This post covers three recent security issues that affect widely used web technologies. These are important to address, but they are also manageable. Our development and operations teams are actively working right now to patch and update all customer instances across our networks. Most customers will not need to take any […]
Of Interest
Dropping Zcash / ZEC payment support
Over the past day or so a serious bug in the Zcash Orchard shielded pool source code came to light which casts doubt over the overall integrity of the Zcash ecosystem. It is possible that ZEC was counterfeited within the Orchard shielded pool, and because of the privacy guarantees there is no definitive way to […]
Age Verification Now Required For DNS Resolution
In anticipation various age verification legislation bills, both here in Canada and in the US, we’ve made the decision to unilaterally and proactively enforce age verification at the DNS resolution level across all services. How it Works: We’ve partnered with Palantir to provide fast ID/KYC services which can verify your age through a simple selfie. […]
Can x402 save the Open Source Software movement?
How this forgotten result code can redefine the Internet. It is impossible to overstate the importance of Open Source Software in our lives today. Open source initiatives like Unix, Linux, *BSD power somewhere north of 75% to 90% of the net connected servers worldwide, same goes for the vast majority of web servers (Apache, nginx), […]
Grappling With Existential Panic Over AI
If There’s an SOP, You’re SOL From the desk of Mark E. Jeftovic, easyDNS CEO. Some time over the Christmas holidays, I experienced what I called a moment of “existential clarity” about AI and it’s ramifications – when I realized that in the not-so-distant future, it was entirely possible that most of easyDNS’ customers would […]
Canada’s “Strong Borders Act” (Bill C-2) Contains Four Mass Surveillance Trojans
A ban on cash, the post office can open your letters, and warrantless data taps, oh my! The recently re-elected Liberal government has tabled Bill C-2, “The Strong Borders Act”, ostensibly to tighten up border security after the Trump Tariff Tantrums that threw a monkey-wrench into Canada’s political landscape and economy. But nestled within this […]
