Synology SSH Security Fail
Synology made a brain-dead decision that undermines privilege separation, a fundamental concept in IT security.
How to easily sign a file with GnuPG (Terminal)
This is a quick guide on how to create and verify signatures with GnuPG (in a terminal).
My Conundrum With Cloud Drives
There are different kinds of cloud drives, with different levels of reliability, maintenance, cost and privacy... and the state of things is not pleasing.
PSA: Do NOT use Apple’s “Hide My Email” together with ProtonMail (and possibly others), or it can LEAK your real email
Do not use Apple's "Hide My Email" together with ProtonMail, or your real address can leak.
Where to publish your PGP key
Why you shouldn't use SKS, and what to use instead.
How to prevent ZFS leaks of encrypted dataset
A guide to easily prevent ZFS leaks.
Real world Log4j hacks (Minecraft)
You probably heard of the Log4j vulnerability by now, and you probably know that (the original) Minecraft is written in Java, and so is the server, and it uses Log4j. So, Minecraft servers are affected by this. I do run a small Minecraft server network (https://www.bitloco.org) but I haven't had [...]
Craig Federighi (Apple): Sideloading is a cybercriminal’s best friend
In today's article, I'd like to talk about the pros and cons of sideloading, playing devil's advocate, offering a counter-argument and finally a possible solution to allow it in a secure fashion. Craig Federighi, Apple's current Senior Vice President of Software Engineering said in the Web Summit 2021: "Sideloading is [...]
How to set up PGP WKD (Web Key Directory)
Brief Today I'll show you how to set up PGP WKD (Web Key Discovery), to easily distribute your public key, so that anyone who has your email address will be able to get your public key (in some cases automatically) while being reasonably sure that it's the real key. Requirements [...]
Apple released iOS 14.8 just days before iOS 15 and here’s why
Apple just released iOS 14.8, which comes as a surprise considering we're expecting iOS 15 any day now. Since iOS 6, Apple released every new version of iOS in mid-September, and we expect no different this year. So, why release iOS 14.8 on September 13th? What's even more interesting is, [...]