aras-p

// Just before switching jobs:
// Add one of these.
// Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge.
//
// This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public",
// and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions.
// I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here.
//
// Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_,
// @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant,

lilydjwg

#!/usr/bin/python3

from functools import partial

def colors16():
  for bold in [0, 1]:
    for i in range(30, 38):
      for j in range(40, 48):
        print(f'\x1b[{bold};{i};{j}m {bold};{i};{j} |\x1b[0m', end='')
      print()

soarez

How to setup your own CA with OpenSSL

For educational reasons I've decided to create my own CA. Here is what I learned.

First things first

Lets get some context first.

jennyknuth

How to transform an SVG into a data URI

by Jenny Knuth, based on the work of Chris Coyier and Taylor Hunt

A data URI is a nice way to include a web resource without needing to make an HTTP request. Chris Coyier explains the technique nicely in Probably Don't Base64 SVG.

While a PNG might use Base64 encoding, for SVG, there is a better way.

Taylor Hunt's experiments led to this solution for optimizing SVGs in data URIs:

"So the best way of encoding SVG in a data URI is data:image/svg+xml,[actual data]. We don’t need the ;charset=utf-8 parameter (or the invalid ;utf8 parameter…), because URLs are always ASCII."

kwk

.PHONY: using-gcc using-gcc-static using-clang

using-gcc:
	g++-4.8 -o main-gcc -lasan -O -g -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer main.cpp && \
	ASAN_OPTIONS=symbolize=1 ASAN_SYMBOLIZER_PATH=$(shell which llvm-symbolizer) ./main-gcc

using-gcc-static:
	g++-4.8 -o main-gcc-static -static-libstdc++ -static-libasan -O -g -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer main.cpp && \
	ASAN_OPTIONS=symbolize=1 ASAN_SYMBOLIZER_PATH=$(shell which llvm-symbolizer) ./main-gcc-static

KevinGoodsell

The Trouble With Terminals

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:43:20 -0800

Copyright 2010 Kevin Goodsell

0. License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a

wrunk

#!/usr/bin/env/python
# 
# More of a reference of using jinaj2 without actual template files.
# This is great for a simple output transformation to standard out.
#
# Of course you will need to "sudo pip install jinja2" first!
#
# I like to refer to the following to remember how to use jinja2 :)
# http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/templates/
#

corsix

Exploiting Lua 5.1 on 32-bit Windows

The following Lua program generates a Lua bytecode program called ignore-unsigned-sga.fnt, which in turn loads a DLL from within an extremely locked down Lua 5.1 sandbox in a program called RelicCOH2.exe. The remainder of this document attempts to explain how this program works by a whirlwind tour of relevent bits of the Lua 5.1 virtual machine.

if string.dump(function()end):sub(1, 12) ~= "\27Lua\81\0\1\4\4\4\8\0" then
  error("This generator requires a 32-bit version of Lua 5.1")
end

local function outer()
  local magic -- In bytecode, the stack slot corresponding to this local is changed

technion

References on modern password policies

Below links provide source, reference link and relevant quote

Standards

NIST

https://github.com/usnistgov/800-63-3/blob/nist-pages/sp800-63b/sec5_authenticators.md

Verifiers SHOULD NOT impose other composition rules (e.g., requiring mixtures of different character types or prohibiting consecutively repeated characters) for memorized secrets. Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically).However, verifiers SHALL force a change if there is evidence of compromise of the authenticator.

Major organisations

mara004

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