User Martin Vegter

78 votes

16 answers

16k views

Ensure that a file can only be decrypted after a specific date

asked May 12, 2015 at 18:05

67 votes

3 answers

31k views

SSH: benefits of using hashed known_hosts

asked Apr 21, 2014 at 12:06

31 votes

5 answers

31k views

What does LUKS header contain?

asked Dec 29, 2015 at 14:39

26 votes

4 answers

5k views

Linux-based Turla trojan

asked Dec 10, 2014 at 13:19

26 votes

5 answers

2k views

What concrete parameters can I change to make my passphrase-protected private gpg key more secure

asked Dec 13, 2014 at 17:15

24 votes

6 answers

16k views

Why does IV not need to be secret in AES CBC encryption?

asked May 4, 2016 at 10:21

21 votes

7 answers

4k views

Defence Against Keyboard Keylogger

asked Oct 22, 2013 at 15:35

16 votes

3 answers

4k views

remote desktop connection to a potentially compromised machine

asked Feb 21, 2015 at 19:17

13 votes

2 answers

929 views

concrete real-life examples where grsecurity prevented an exploit

asked Jan 28, 2015 at 10:50

11 votes

5 answers

1k views

Security of root terminal (su -) when logged into X

asked Jan 11, 2015 at 11:41

10 votes

1 answer

982 views

What gpg defaults can be improved, when performance is not an issue?

asked Jan 4, 2020 at 5:48

8 votes

1 answer

7k views

How to change personal cipher/digest preferences of existing OpenPGP key in GnuPG?

asked Jun 1, 2015 at 12:05

6 votes

3 answers

318 views

find if 0-day flash bug was exploited (on a particular machine)

asked Feb 3, 2015 at 9:03

6 votes

3 answers

6k views

How safe are Firefox addons from official mozilla.org site?

asked Sep 27, 2014 at 20:17

5 votes

3 answers

3k views

Saving random seed on restart/shutdown, and restoring it during system boot

asked Sep 13, 2016 at 19:12

3 votes

1 answer

376 views

using HW random number generator as source of entropy

asked Nov 10, 2019 at 3:39

3 votes

5 answers

2k views

Running Firefox as unprivileged user on Linux

asked Mar 30, 2014 at 9:46

3 votes

2 answers

5k views

user data accessible through javascript in browser

asked Apr 8, 2014 at 18:16

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

Personal cipher/digest preferences ignored when generating a new key pair in GnuPG

asked Jun 11, 2015 at 18:08

3 votes

1 answer

404 views

How can AES-CBC be used for LUKS encryption, when the ciphertext is not static?

asked May 5, 2016 at 10:20

2 votes

2 answers

4k views

best practice for encrypted filesystem inside a file

asked Feb 2, 2014 at 10:36

2 votes

1 answer

311 views

using multiple Firefox profiles to increase security

asked Sep 28, 2014 at 16:50

2 votes

1 answer

3k views

Is Meltdown/Spectre mitigation necessary in virtual machine as well as in hypervisor? [duplicate]

asked Dec 8, 2018 at 12:18

1 vote

2 answers

832 views

changing defaults when generating new SSH server keys

asked Oct 24, 2019 at 3:15

1 vote

1 answer

299 views

using booby-trapped video to find IP address

asked Aug 11, 2017 at 10:55

1 vote

1 answer

178 views

are small SOC chips also affected by Meltdown and Spectre?

asked Nov 26, 2019 at 6:35

1 vote

0 answers

345 views

How can access to Intel ME / AMT be disabled with firewall? [duplicate]

asked Nov 26, 2019 at 7:05

0 votes

1 answer

394 views

user namespaces: do they increase security, or introduce new attack surface?

asked Jan 10 at 5:52

0 votes

1 answer

385 views

compromising DVRs to become bitcoin mining bot [duplicate]

asked May 6, 2014 at 8:24

0 votes

1 answer

197 views

ensuring that compiled (and signed) packages don't contain malicious code

asked Feb 16, 2014 at 14:33

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30 Questions

Ensure that a file can only be decrypted after a specific date

SSH: benefits of using hashed known_hosts

What does LUKS header contain?

Linux-based Turla trojan

What concrete parameters can I change to make my passphrase-protected private gpg key more secure

Why does IV not need to be secret in AES CBC encryption?

Defence Against Keyboard Keylogger

remote desktop connection to a potentially compromised machine

concrete real-life examples where grsecurity prevented an exploit

Security of root terminal (su -) when logged into X

What gpg defaults can be improved, when performance is not an issue?

How to change personal cipher/digest preferences of existing OpenPGP key in GnuPG?

find if 0-day flash bug was exploited (on a particular machine)

How safe are Firefox addons from official mozilla.org site?

Saving random seed on restart/shutdown, and restoring it during system boot

using HW random number generator as source of entropy

Running Firefox as unprivileged user on Linux

user data accessible through javascript in browser

Personal cipher/digest preferences ignored when generating a new key pair in GnuPG

How can AES-CBC be used for LUKS encryption, when the ciphertext is not static?

best practice for encrypted filesystem inside a file

using multiple Firefox profiles to increase security

Is Meltdown/Spectre mitigation necessary in virtual machine as well as in hypervisor? [duplicate]

changing defaults when generating new SSH server keys

using booby-trapped video to find IP address

are small SOC chips also affected by Meltdown and Spectre?

How can access to Intel ME / AMT be disabled with firewall? [duplicate]

user namespaces: do they increase security, or introduce new attack surface?

compromising DVRs to become bitcoin mining bot [duplicate]

ensuring that compiled (and signed) packages don't contain malicious code