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by mos_6502 1y ago
Signal designs their systems from the ground up to deliver verifiable trust mechanisms (via remote attestation) along with data minimization/zero-access encryption techniques. Here’s one such example, which is also an interesting techn
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by mos_6502 1y ago
> It seems there is no standard proper way to store private keys. The gold standard for this would be a Hardware Security Module (HSM), which is essentially a device that stores private keys with certain guarantees of physical security (
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by mos_6502 1y ago
Seems analogous to bundler/inline [1] on the Ruby side of the world. Happy to see something similar in Python— it’s really handy! [1] https://bundler.io/guides/bundler_in_a_single_file_ruby_scri...
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by mos_6502 2y ago
On iOS/macOS, there’s a “Keep Messages” setting for iMessage that allows a retention period to be configured (30 days/1 year/forever).
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by mos_6502 2y ago
>Now, I’m not entirely sure why this works so well, but I came up with a ridiculous solution by accident […] >This means that the slowest computers hold back the fastest computers […] It works so well because you’ve optimized the syst
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by mos_6502 2y ago
Though other use cases for the appliance are given, it seems primarily designed for military applications? It's designed to military standards and to be as individually transportable as other military communications equipment: > Dep
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by mos_6502 2y ago
Hey! I run a large Meetup group for software developers in the Tampa Bay Area [0] We’re multi-platform, and essentially a technology vendor for other Meetup groups in Tampa ([1]). While our overall community spans ~4,000 distinct people, on
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by mos_6502 2y ago
I had a strikingly similar experience at my own university, and took things into my own hands somewhat by teaching a free, basic Git course each semester. [0] https://ctis.me/s/git
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by mos_6502 3y ago
Awesome to see this here. I've been working on Tampa Devs with the other co-founder since September of 2021, along with a group of really excellent volunteers. We're a nonprofit that's loosely inspired by nyc's Recurse C
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The NSA states its case for why key escrow encryption is good for you (1994)(wired.com)
2 points by mos_6502 3y ago|2 comments
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by mos_6502 3y ago
I was about to comment something to the same effect. Like the author, as well as many who have commented, I've long been disappointed in the gap between macOS' support for advanced use cases (which I need), and the iPad's por
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It’s All Above Single Board(leadedsolder.com)
10 points by mos_6502 3y ago|2 comments
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by mos_6502 3y ago
Honestly? It's as simple as organizing events, getting people together, and connecting them with one another. It takes some time, but the adage "If you build it, they will come" has a lot of truth to it.
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by mos_6502 3y ago
Very cool, one of our community members does something similar with local technology events: https://www.globalnerdy.com/the-tampa-bay-tech-events-mailin...
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by mos_6502 3y ago
Personally, I use my spare time towards organizing a group that supports and nurtures developer communities in my area [1]. My organization is itself a 501c3, and our charitable mission is to provide developers with opportunities to learn a
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by mos_6502 4y ago
It happens my company partners with GitHub to deliver with this kind of thing. Drop us a line over at [1] and we can give you a breakdown of the different migration/deployment models. [1] https://xpirit.com/contact&#x2F
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by mos_6502 4y ago
I'm on a team that's currently shipping a Godot 3.5.1 game across Linux, macOS (universal), and Windows. After sorting out a couple minor snags in the build process (particularly around getting cross-compilation to work on Linux i
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Tier: Pricing as Code(github.com)
1 points by mos_6502 4y ago|1 comments
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Sssecrets: Simple Structured Secrets(github.com)
1 points by mos_6502 4y ago|1 comments
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by mos_6502 4y ago
Hey all, I’ve just released sssecrets. Sssecrets is a Ruby gem for generating secrets (like API tokens, etc) in line with best practices. Sssecrets is a reusable implementation of GitHub's API token format (which is also used by NPM),
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Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills?(youtube.com)
3 points by mos_6502 4y ago|0 comments
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Yubikeys and PKI: What Are They For?(blog.ctis.me)
3 points by mos_6502 4y ago|0 comments
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by mos_6502 4y ago
KeyUsage status flags are ignored. From Engineering Security, Peter Gutmann: A European government CA marked its signing certificates as being valid for encryption only, but no-one noticed. Another European CA marked its signature keys as
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Go's crypto/x509 package ignores KeyUsage status flags(cs.opensource.google)
3 points by mos_6502 4y ago|1 comments
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Publicly Host Your Own Twitter Archive(blog.ctis.me)
6 points by mos_6502 4y ago|0 comments
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Electronic Civil Disobedience(en.wikipedia.org)
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Scala School(twitter.github.io)
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by mos_6502 4y ago
I dont understand the intended target audience. Who is this for? Most SMB leaders have enough trouble as it is keeping up with their day to day IT operations. The section at the start of the document is intended for “CEOs”, yet it’s likely
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Thoughts on the PHP Core Breach (2021)(blog.ctis.me)
1 points by mos_6502 4y ago|0 comments
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by mos_6502 4y ago
Similarly, I have a rough specification for something that builds much further out on this idea (towards the Keybase-style vision). Would love to get in touch. U2FsdGVkX1/FFKGwfCgflTAvl5rr2RP+WSQ4n/tGHuMcFnD8JFfXJfoAzIHAVakHSOiiM7

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