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Does hashing syslog (or similar) make for good passwords?

Posted on August 16, 2021 by anon

I thought of an approach to password generation that I haven’t heard of anyone else using. It almost seems too good to be true so I wonder what the downsides are. I’m well aware that you shouldn’t "roll your own" and that even if… Continue reading Does hashing syslog (or similar) make for good passwords?→

Posted in Exploit, hash, password cracking, passwords

Is it possible to exploit preg_match similar to preg_replace PHP?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by anon

I’m currently working on a website and want to prevent characters being inputted, i am using following code
if (!preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z0-9_!,()& -\/]*$/"

is it possible to exploit this and if so how? would like to know ways t… Continue reading Is it possible to exploit preg_match similar to preg_replace PHP?→

Posted in Exploit, PHP, regex

Deleted files still detectable with Wondershare RecoverIt

Posted on February 23, 2021 by anon

Basically I have a few files / folders that I want permanently deleted. I deleted them securely with hardwipe, but when I try to search into the folder where they were located with Wondershare Recoverit, the foldernames, filenames, even so… Continue reading Deleted files still detectable with Wondershare RecoverIt→

Posted in deletion

How can I find the IP address of someone who is using a vpn?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by anon

I have a friend who is being threatened by anonymous accounts threatening blackmail. I have gotten multiple ip addresses from an iPhone, all 1 number off, from this person but they were stupid enough to tell me the vpn they use (widscribe)… Continue reading How can I find the IP address of someone who is using a vpn?→

Posted in ip, VPN

How to handle access token caching for app suites?

Posted on March 12, 2020 by anon

I have a suite of apps A, B, and C. For a user to log into an app, they are redirected to my Identity provider which returns an OAuth2 access token. My apps do not interact with the users’ credentials.

It’s a requirement to have only a si… Continue reading How to handle access token caching for app suites?→

Posted in authentication, C, encryption, oauth2, storage

Using Bitlocker and hidden volume feature of VeraCrypt together

Posted on October 6, 2019 by anon

I’m currently using Bitlocker encrypted external hard drive. The drive is entire-encrypted and single partition.

After dividing the drive into partition A and B, I’m planning to make a hidden volume using VeraCrypt on partition B.

So p… Continue reading Using Bitlocker and hidden volume feature of VeraCrypt together→

Posted in bitlocker, encryption, VeraCrypt

How is private key encrypted after export?

Posted on July 8, 2019 by anon

For migration I exported private/public key pair from OSX to whonix. I exported the file to my filesystem and opened the asc file with textedit. The private key to my surprise was in plaintext! I copied the key over to my who… Continue reading How is private key encrypted after export?→

Posted in GnuPG, PGP

What type of encryption is being used? [duplicate]

Posted on June 6, 2019 by anon

This question already has an answer here:

How to determine what type of encoding/encryption has been used?

8 answers

«¦ ý… Continue reading What type of encryption is being used? [duplicate]→

Posted in encryption

If I unzip a password-protected zip file, will the person I downloaded it from be notified in anyway?

Posted on May 17, 2019 by anon

If I access a password protected zip file, that i’ve downloaded through tor, and then opened the zip file, is there any way the person who posted the zip file would be able to find out that I’ve opened it?

Continue reading If I unzip a password-protected zip file, will the person I downloaded it from be notified in anyway?→

Posted in zip

Google Drive and GDPR

Posted on May 16, 2019 by anon

I can’t seem to find much information on this online, and forgive me if this is obvious to other folks in the info-sec community but would storing documents such as CVs of applicants, letters written for an employee by HR etc… Continue reading Google Drive and GDPR→

Posted in data leakage, GDPR, Google, Google Apps

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