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Installation of Operator Clients
| non-exhaustive list of options | remarks |
|---|---|
| database http proxy using SSL | |
| Azure Virtual Desktop | only in Azure |
| ssh + mobaxterm |
Use of managed services
There is no actual requirement for the Delft-FEWS components to use managed services. Managed services can be used as long performance is not affected. As an example, customers that are using SQLServer database replication between different geographical locations reported database timeouts. In response, we've adjusted our database indexes and reconnection strategy for these problems. Since we expect Delft-FEWS users add many more simultaneous running Forecasting Shell servers in the future, we expect / foresee more challenges in this area. It is much better not to use the automated placement of database indexes.
Security
Securing your cloud assets requires continuous investment in keeping your containers safe. An infamous example of malconfigured Kubernetes has been Tesla's unsecured admin console for a Kubernetes cluster (Lessons from the Cryptojacking Attack at Tesla). This led to malicious actors getting hold of credentials for Tesla's wider AWS environment who used it for cryptomining. Tesla highlighted that it was a test instance "only", but this incident shows why it's really important to secure both production and pre-production resources as far as possible.
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