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Certgraph is a tool I’ve been developing to scan and graph the network of SSL certificate alternative names.

On most unrooted, stock, Android phones, enabling tethering will run a “Provisioning Check” with your wireless provider to ensure that your data plan allows tethering.

Tethr is an Android application that demonstrates CVE-2017-0554, a vulnerability that allows bypassing carrier tethering provisioning checks on unrooted devices.

For those of you not in the know, ambergris is defined as: a wax-like substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture.

A while ago I came into possession of a few HID iClass readers.

CertGraph crawls SSL certificates to map domain relationships through certificate alternate names.

A collection of proof-of-concept exploits demonstrating critical vulnerabilities in ImageMagick (CVE-2016-3714 through CVE-2016-3717).

Last week at DerbyCon 5.0 the CircleCityCon folks had a booth with a challenge, the Challenge of Tiamat’s Eye.

Sonic (my home ISP) offers an IPv6 tunnel for their customers who have a service plan that does not offer native IPv6 yet.

I gave a presentation at WOOT 2015 demonstrating how network enabled telematic control units (TCUs) can be used to remotely control automobiles from arbitrary distance over SMS or the Internet.

Recently there has been a lot of buzz about the recent Heartbleed vulnerability found in some versions of OpenSSL.

At an internship I had a while ago one project assigned to me was to regain access to a CCTV security system which we had been locked out of for some years.

Update ActionBarSherlock is no longer necessary.

A while ago I was working on building a custom kernel for my Android phone.

By default CrunchBang Linux does not have hibernation support enabled in the shutdown menu.

A while ago I decided that I needed some more JavaScript/AJAX experience, and what better way to get it than to use it to solve an existing problem.

WiFi Recovery is an Android application that retrieves saved WiFi passwords from the device’s system files.

A while ago I wondered how well modern cellphones could handle a flood of text messages.

Have you ever wanted to give a friend access to a wireless network you are on but don’t want to go find the key?

DNS.coffee is a web platform that collects and archives DNS zone file statistics to provide insights into DNS growth and changes over time.

This article is going to help you using LDAP to authenticate users rather than relying on a users table with a password column.

Backstory A few years ago when the local Circuit City was going out of business I decided to stop by to see if there where any good deals.

This is about a piece of software I wrote over a year ago to fit a need I had at the time.

This is a minimalistic how-to to get a Debian environment running on almost any (rooted) android phone.

The official HTC Incredible 2.2 update added a new feature to the ROM.

The PC I wanted a HTPC that I could use to play anything, and that could do anything.

This is a simple how-to on using Microsoft’s Active Directory for user authentication on Linux systems.

A car inverter will take the 12 volts DC from your car, usually from your cigarette lighter, and turn it into 110 volts AC, which is what you get out of your home power outlets.

This guide will tell you how to let a windows computer make use of your N810’s GPS as if it was its own.

I recently got a HTC Incredible to replace my aging LG Chocolate.

PXE is a method for booting an operating system over a network, it stands for Pre-Executable environment.

This guide will tell you how to rename or switch network controller names in Linux.

Part 1 - Screen Screen is a program that can create virtual terminals inside your current session.

Here is how I added an AUX input to my Delco Radio/CD player and a nice mount for my N810.

Conky is a system monitor for Linux.

From time to time every Linux user will run across a program that does not come in a nice packaged DEB or RPM.

The Nokia N810 has an OTG or On-The-Go USB controller, it allows the device to function in both client and host mode.