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Quick fix for Let's Encrypt Root Certificate Expiry
Sudden certificate verification errorsSome of our hosted Mender customers started reporting they could no longer connect to the service on September 30th, 2021.
Running the Mender client, a solution to manage software on IoT devices, errors similar to the following is output on command line:
Error code 12: server certificate verification failed. CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.cr... Read the articleMender 3.1 release: Monitor using edge processing
We are excited to announce the Mender 3.1 release!
Mender 3.1 introduces the brand new Monitor add-on package. Unlike traditional monitoring tools, Mender’s Monitor add-on is built for connected devices. It uses edge processing, is designed for intermittent connectivity and requires much less bandwidth.
The Monitor add-on package complements the Troubleshoot and Configure add-on packages relea...
Read the articleConfiguring QT Creator for Yocto with OTA Updates | Mender
This is a guide to configuring QT Creator to perform application updates to Yocto based devices incorporating OTA updates from the experts at Mender. You may be looking to deploy applications made in Qt onto your fleet of IoT devices.In a very significant tutorial on the Mender Hub community platform, embedded engineer Mirza Krak explains how to take an application developed in Qt Creator and d...
Read the articleDebian and OTA software updates in an IoT project
Mender supports secure and robust OTA updates of Debian-based Operating System images such as Raspberry Pi OS. The Debian family of OS are highly functional and provide a range of options for running embedded devices in an IoT project. Debian is often seen as a good starting point when setting up a proof of concept in an IoT project as it is relatively easy to set up and configure and there is a t...
Read the articleCyberattacks continue to proliferate in connected devices
The security challenge continues to grow in connected devices, or commonly referred to as Internet-of-things (IoT) devices. The hacking of a wide spectrum of smart devices such as smart fridges, and baby monitors to the infotainment system in your car are indicative of a security trauma being caused by the nature of these devices being online and vulnerable to attacks. As reported by Threatpost,...
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