Could semantic icons replace passwords and PINs?
SemanticLock replaces passwords, PINs and patterns with a sequence of graphical icons which work semantically. Continue reading Could semantic icons replace passwords and PINs?
Category Archives: pins
Android unlock patterns are too easy to guess, stop using them
Shoulder surfing beats a 6 point unlock pattern most of the time Continue reading Android unlock patterns are too easy to guess, stop using them
Hacking a Segway
The Segway has a mobile app. It is hackable: While analyzing the communication between the app and the Segway scooter itself, Kilbride noticed that a user PIN number meant to protect the Bluetooth communication from unauthorized access wasn’t being used for authentication at every level of the system. As a result, Kilbride could send arbitrary commands to the scooter without… Continue reading Hacking a Segway
Meet PINLogger, the drive-by exploit that steals smartphone PINs
Sensors in phones running both iOS and Android reveal all kinds of sensitive info. Continue reading Meet PINLogger, the drive-by exploit that steals smartphone PINs
New Part Day: Better Pins
If you’re making a circuit that is designed to plug into a breadboard, you have a problem. Those 0.1″ header pins are square, and the metal leaf contacts inside a solderless breadboard will eventually get bent out of shape. You only need to look at the breadboards in a university electronics lab for evidence of this.
The solution to this problem is to make pins that are as similar as possible to the leads on DIP chips. They should be flat, of course, and it would be nice if they didn’t have those plastic spacers and didn’t present a blob …read more
Make Your Own Arduino Header Pins
There are two kinds of people in the world (and, no, this isn’t a binary joke). People who love the Arduino, and people who hate it. If you’ve ever tried to use a standard prototype board to mount on an Arduino, you’ll know what kind of person you are. When you notice the pins aren’t on 0.1 inch centers, you might think, “What the heck were those idiots thinking!” Or, you might say, “How clever! This way the connectors are keyed to prevent mistakes.” From your choice of statement, we can deduce your feelings on the subject.
[Rssalnero] clearly said …read more
