site: cloudplatform.googleblog.com
API design: Choosing between names and identifiers in URLs
https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/10/API-design-choosing-between-names-and-identifiers-in-URLs.html [cloudplatform.googleblog.com]
2017-10-17 23:51
tags:
development
library
networking
web
If you’re involved in the design of web APIs, you know there’s disagreement over the style of URL to use in your APIs, and that the style you choose has profound implications for an API’s usability and longevity. The Apigee team here at Google Cloud has given a lot of thought to API design, working both internally and with customers, and I want to share with you the URL design patterns we’re using in our most recent designs, and why.
source: HN
Titan in depth: Security in plaintext
https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/08/Titan-in-depth-security-in-plaintext.html [cloudplatform.googleblog.com]
2017-08-24 22:03
tags:
cloud
cpu
crypto
hardware
security
systems
In this post, we provide details of the mechanisms of how we will establish a hardware root of trust using our custom chip, Titan.
7 ways we harden our KVM hypervisor at Google Cloud: Security in plaintext
https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/01/7-ways-we-harden-our-KVM-hypervisor-at-Google-Cloud-security-in-plaintext.html [cloudplatform.googleblog.com]
2017-01-30 00:29
tags:
admin
cloud
linux
security
virtualization
Mostly different ways of saying reduce attack surface by running less code.
source: solar
Making every (leap) second count with our new public NTP servers
https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/11/making-every-leap-second-count-with-our-new-public-NTP-servers.html [cloudplatform.googleblog.com]
2016-12-01 05:03
tags:
admin
networking
standard
In a way, by not counting them.