All new, never seen before security mechanism: NINE factor authentication!
Sunday, September 28th, 2014 Posted in security, work | 7 Comments »Warning: Undefined variable $excerpt in /var/www/vhosts/strelitzia.net/httpdocs/wp/wp-includes/deprecated.php on line 1717
The first factor merely requests your ID. The second factor requests your password. The third factor requires you to answer three personal questions. The fourth factor requires you to solve a simple mathematical question. The fifth factor requires you to use a token-authentication. The sixth ...
Unstash in Python
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Posted in security, technology, work | 2 Comments »Warning: Undefined variable $excerpt in /var/www/vhosts/strelitzia.net/httpdocs/wp/wp-includes/deprecated.php on line 1717
I once wrote a Java version of the infamous unstash script, written in Perl. As I am picking up Python (so refreshing, so little clutter) I thought it would be nice as a little practice to rewrite it in Python as ...
A method for storing private keys offline
Monday, May 21st, 2012 Posted in security, technology, work | 7 Comments »Warning: Undefined variable $excerpt in /var/www/vhosts/strelitzia.net/httpdocs/wp/wp-includes/deprecated.php on line 1717
One of the issues with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has always been a way to safely store and backup the private keys. Most of the time this is done by using a keydatabase for storing the keys or even an ...
Crash Recovery of an OSX Lion FileVault2 disk
Sunday, December 18th, 2011 Posted in security, technology | No Comments »Warning: Undefined variable $excerpt in /var/www/vhosts/strelitzia.net/httpdocs/wp/wp-includes/deprecated.php on line 1717
My Apple iMac started to behave weird, with some Kernel Panics, grey screens and general crashes. While I was going through this I was pretty sure it wouldn't hurt me as I had a TimeMachine for continuous backups. How wrong ...
Security is not about Technology, but Habits
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 Posted in security, technology, work | No Comments »Warning: Undefined variable $excerpt in /var/www/vhosts/strelitzia.net/httpdocs/wp/wp-includes/deprecated.php on line 1717
At the IBM conference in Berlin I realized that I have been preaching some ideas about (internet) security for a while. The gist of this idea is that security in the ‘world of computers’ (also referenced as the internet, on-line ...
