What are some ways to prevent an application from getting a device "fingerprint"? [migrated]

Despite using a VPN, an application natively running on an Android device can get lots of information about its host (like hardware IDs or sim card information) which defeats the whole point of using a VPN with the purpose of anonymizing y… Continue reading What are some ways to prevent an application from getting a device "fingerprint"? [migrated]

Is there any secure way to make sure that a request comes from a browser and via a specific domain (by just using frontend)?

Let us assume that we have a public API, for example, company.com/publicEndpoint, that can accept requests from any source. Various websites, like foo.com and bar.com, use JavaScripts that call this endpoint to retrieve a list of strings, … Continue reading Is there any secure way to make sure that a request comes from a browser and via a specific domain (by just using frontend)?

How to build a simple but secure password manager using a fingerprint sensor [migrated]

I’m building a simple CLI password manager. My current version uses getpass to securely read the master password in the shell which will be used to decrypt a stored password and copy it to your clipboard.
Since I’m using a Mac I thought it… Continue reading How to build a simple but secure password manager using a fingerprint sensor [migrated]