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I have an offline computer running an old OSX operating system.
I would like to connect that computer to the web for a brief few minutes in order to install HomeBrew and install a newer version of rsync. I will use the comm… Continue reading Old operating system (offline computer) need to come online for a few minutes
Ten years ago or so, I bought a Mikrotik device. It was the cheapest and only one for sale which had four network ports (plus one for uplink) and did not support WiFi, which I specifically did not want due to safety concerns.
(I have no lo… Continue reading How am I supposed to handle updates of my NAT switch? [migrated]
Is there a reliable, public registry (preferably in the form of an API) that records known security vulnerabilities in open source software?
Why would anyone want this?
I’m trying to emulate github’s dependabot on a local server. It simply… Continue reading Public registry (database or API) for known security vulnerabilities in open source software? [closed]
To help ensure authenticity of packages some projects on GitHub and on GitLab add hashsums to the descriptions of the release on the Releases page.
Sometimes, at least here, the hashsum are made part of the release’s filename. Sometimes, a… Continue reading How can the authenticity of releases on GitHub and GitLab be ensured? Can their hashsums change?
From the gpg manual:
–refresh-keys
Request updates from a keyserver for keys that already exist on the local keyring.
This is useful for updating a key with the latest signatures, user IDs, etc.
Calling this with no arguments will refres… Continue reading Is `gpg –refresh-keys` secure and where is this documented?
I saw VLC (Windows) gets updates from an unencrypted URL: HTTP, not HTTPS!
Do you think there’s a risk for a man-in-the-middle attack?
I was wondering if someone could explain to me the technical process when bricking a system. I refer as bricking a system when sending or receiving fraudulent hardware updates in an offensive manner.
My question is how can you avoid this.
… Continue reading Bricking a system through updates [closed]
Last week, we said that “Friends don’t let friends get scammed.” They don’t let themselves get scammed, either! Continue reading If you connect it, protect it
I am a long-time Firefox user and remember that usually the UAC prompt popped up when Firefox updated itself. Some months ago (or is it years?), Firefox obviously changed the way it updates itself: I didn’t see the UAC prompt since then in… Continue reading Firefox pretending to update itself, but actually not doing it, and thus being a risk for security – what am I missing?
I had kali 2019. I ran update then upgraded and then things are messed up.
How can I resolve this? I tried apt dist-upgrade with no luck.
What’s wrong? 801 packages not upgraded