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Paolo Patierno

@ppatierno

Senior Principal Software Engineer (Messaging & Data Streaming) @IBM, Maintainer @strimziio. CNCF Ambassador, former Microsoft MVP 11 years. Formula1 & MotoGP.

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It's not too early, prepare and run your Post-Quantum Cryptography migration. Read the "Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards" published by NIST. csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8547/f…

NIST Internal or Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8547, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

This report describes NIST’s approach to transitioning from quantum-vulnerable cryptographic algorithms to post-quantum digital signature algorithms and key-establishment schemes. It identifies...

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Apache Kafka@apachekafkaOct 26
We are happy to announce the Apache Kafka 4.4.0 release! Thanks to 151 contributors and our release manager @Omnia_G! Top highlights: - DLQ for share groups - TX-state stores for @kafkastreams Check out the release blog post for more details: kafka.apache.org/blog/2026/1…

Apache Kafka 4.4.0 Release Announcement

We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 4.4.0. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent ones. For a full list...

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I just published the slides of my talk at #LinuxDayNapoli about Post-Quantum Cryptography. You can find them here #LDNA26 #linuxday2026 github.com/ppatierno/present…
presentations/2026/2026-10-24 The Quantum Heist Your Data Is Already Gone.pdf at main · ppatierno...

presentations/2026/2026-10-24 The Quantum Heist Your Data Is Already Gone.pdf at main · ppatierno...

Contribute to ppatierno/presentations development by creating an account on GitHub.

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See you tomorrow at the Linux Day Napoli to talk about Post-Quantum Cryptography with my talk "The Quantum Heist: Your Data Is Already Gone" 😎#LinuxDayNapoli #LDNA26 #linuxday2026 nalug.tech/linux-day-napoli-…
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Ci vediamo Sabato presso la facoltà di Ingegneria Informatica per parlare di Post-Quantum Cryptography!
NaLUG (@napoli_lug) profile pictureNaLUG@napoli_lugOct 22
Unitevi a noi per un’entusiasmante giornata dedicata a tutto ciò che riguarda #Linux e il mondo #FLOSS all’evento #LinuxDayNapoli 2026! Info nalug.tech/linux-day-napoli-… 🎟️Biglietti gratuiti eventbrite.com/e/biglietti-l… #LDNA26 #linuxday2026 #opensource #freesoftware #openhardware
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I've been exploring Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) lately and wanted to share some thoughts on my blog about how easy it is to use with Java for hybrid key exchange in TLS. 🔗 paolopatierno.dev/posts/2026… #Java #PQC #Cryptography
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... and as part of this investigation, the @strimziio project is going to get such support very soon with my proposal already merged! github.com/strimzi/proposals…
proposals/159-post-quantum-hybrid-key-exchange.md at main · strimzi/proposals

proposals/159-post-quantum-hybrid-key-exchange.md at main · strimzi/proposals

Strimzi proposals. Contribute to strimzi/proposals development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Strimzi@strimziioOct 13
#Strimzi 1.3.0 is out! 📷 - #ApacheKafka 4.2.2 - (Early Access) Configurable internal cluster security - (Early Access) Integration with cert-manager for issuing certificates - And many more ... Check the release page github.com/strimzi/strimzi-k… to find out more.
Release 1.3.0 · strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator

Release 1.3.0 · strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator

⚠️ Important: Strimzi 1.3.0 supports only Kubernetes 1.32 and newer. Kubernetes 1.30 and 1.31 are not supported anymore. ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ Important: From Strimzi 1.0.0, the only supported version of CRD A...

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After almost 10 years from the first read, going to have another pass with the second edition of this awesome book!
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Mickael Maison@MickaelMaisonOct 5
I've just published the 104th edition of my Kafka Monthly Digest! It covers the new 4.2.2 release, the 3 releases in progress (4.4.0, 4.3.2, 4.5.0), recent KIPs, community project releases and blog posts. developers.redhat.com/blog/2…
Kafka Monthly Digest: September 2026 | Red Hat Developer

Kafka Monthly Digest: September 2026 | Red Hat Developer

This is the 104th edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest! It covers the new release, 4.2.2, as well as the releases in progress: 4.3.2, 4.4.0 and 4.5.0. It also looks at the new KIPs, community project

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Strimzi@strimziioSep 22
Beyond mTLS! 🚀 Our latest blog post previews a new feature coming in #Strimzi 1.3.0: fine-grained control over encryption and authentication for internal #ApacheKafka cluster communication. Read the preview on our blog: strimzi.io/blog/2026/09/22/b…
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Formula 1
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HISTORY MADE! 🤩 Kimi Antonelli becomes the first Italian driver to win the Italian Grand Prix since 1966!! #F1 #ItalianGP
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Two mistakes in two laps, ruining his race as well as his team mate's race ... congrats Charles 🤬
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Leclerc into the barriers exiting the Parabolica 💥 That's a heavy hit, but the Ferrari driver is out of the car #F1 #ItalianGP | LAP 3/53
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The best is at second 13th, when people are not looking at the car but just watching through a screen, despite they are on the track 😂🥲😥
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Extra special ❤️ Watch Seb complete a full lap of Monza in Michael Schumacher's legendary F2002 car #F1 #ItalianGP @ScuderiaFerrari
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A livery fit for home 🏡 Our Monza livery is here, inspired by the lasting impact of Michael Schumacher on our team ❤️
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When @ScuderiaFerrari will stop making very bad decisions?
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Unlucky? #F1 #DutchGP
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Strimzi@strimziioAug 20
#Strimzi 1.2.0 is out! 🎉 ▶️ #ApacheKafka 4.3.1 ▶️ Broker cordoning at scale-down ▶️ Templated additional volumes ▶️ Maven mirrors in Kafka Connect Build ▶️ And more ... Check the release page github.com/strimzi/strimzi-k… or watch our "What's New" video: youtu.be/d1X-KB4hxGM
Release 1.2.0 · strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator

Release 1.2.0 · strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator

⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ Important: From Strimzi 1.0.0, the only supported version of CRD API is v1. The older v1beta2, v1beta1, and v1alpha1 APIs are no longer supported. Before upgrading to Strimzi 1.0.0 and abo...

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Today another experience about how an AI assistant proposed to fix (badly) an issue which turned out to be a design issue instead which needed more human investigation. Once again, always look at the code and don't trust AI and its (useless) verbisity.
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For me the big problem is not about agents not reading contribution guidelines but ... humans not reading them at all! Using or not using AI for coding. When using AI they also totally ignore who are the humans to review PRs on the other side of the fence. thenewstack.io/coding-agents…
Coding agents ignore open source contribution guidelines, researchers find.

Coding agents ignore open source contribution guidelines, researchers find.

New study suggests rewriting policy may not be enough to stop unwanted AI contributions. Experts weigh in on what to do instead.

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Strimzi@strimziioAug 10
We’re excited to be back at #KubeCon North America! Join us in November in Salt Lake City to see what we’ve been building following the #Strimzi 1.0.0 release: kubecon-cloudnativecon-north…
Life After Strimzi 1.0.0

Life After Strimzi 1.0.0

Earlier this year, Strimzi celebrated its 1.0.0 release - a major project milestone. After briefly recalling the 1.0.0 release and its main changes, this talk will focus on our roadmap and on where...

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