Thanks a lot for the information. I was just reading the man page for grub and apparently if you edit /etc/default/grub file and activate line RUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true", the recovery mode wont show up in boot. I did it and pressed ESC and left Shift keys, recovery mode is gone now. — eli1 min ago
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is my answer that difficult to understand for a n00b? or is he just stupid?
I seem to recall that after the LinkedIn hack there was a forum where the hacking was asking for, and getting help from others to brute force the hashes.. oth.I haven't been able to find it again (yet) but I'm still looking.
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@Gilles As I said there I don't use JtR, but the conclusions I've drawn from other sources are clear - JtR isn't suitable for bruteforcing Correct Horse Battery Staple type passwords
At the same time, it would be a perfect match for brute-forcing "Tr0ub4dor&3"
And I completely agree with your point about EC2 and other cloud-based HPC. Hack, even a couple of CUDA or DC capable cards are incredibly fast for such tasks nowadays
I want sulley to bind to an interface, wait for a connection and fuzz the reply to the client. How can I act as a server with sulley to fuzz a client ?
Thanks to everybody for the PGP mail feedback. Looks like current solutions aren't feasible (cost money, lots of setup, or require Thunderbird), but S/MIME sounds like an interesting alternative.
Yo @LucasKauffman good morning :) Tell me, is it just me or does SE main site seem completely 'disjoint' from other sub-sites today? If I look at my (or yours for the matter) profile on SE, I have only Area51 in the associated accounts list, and you for example none. I've tried creating a new account on some sub-sites I wasn't a member before, and it doesn't even carry my SE data to it... Was this announced?
@TerryChia Cheers for checking. Seems like databases aren't connecting with each other, at least the symptoms are similar. Like if JSON wouldn't parse :O
I want to connect some 3d printers in a raspberry pi. The printers doesn't have Linux drivers and support, so i want to write my own drivers. Does anyone knows good tutorials or software that can make my life easier?
was bitching about bad soldering irons on Twitter yesterday, so some guy I've never even met decided to just buy me a decent Weller soldering iron and ship it to me, for free.
From what I understand Google reads/scans all my emails so that they cab "provide" targeted ads and maybe for other reasons.
If a have a group of people who want to hide their emails from Google, how can they best do that in a simple way? Maybe the group has a topic that they are discussing that...
@Twinborn Chrome will almost always be expensive due to high-energy research requiring ultra-pure chrome for particle reflectors
right now one of the most expensive "common" metals is lead, though.
primarily because we used it all in the last century building cheap electronics
and then we realised that it's kinda bad for the environment, so we put RoHS legislation out there that says new products can only have a tiny little bit of lead in them.
same goes for cadmium and mercury.
copper is expensive too. try finding a ≤5°C/W pure copper heatsink with a footprint bigger than 40mm² and you'll find your wallet surprisingly empty afterwards.
copper prices are the primary reason most CPU coolers have solid copper heatpipes and a small copper block for the target surface, but use a different alloy (often primarily aluminium) for the main section of the heatsink and blades.
building pure-copper sink is just flat out too expensive.
@CodesInChaos Yeah. He wants to keep using gmail. He doesn't want to use strong encryption. He wants to keep his data secure from Google's automated parsers.
Heh, I guess @AviD isn't in a good mood today. He just closed the question.
My question here Hiding emails from Google was closed as not constructive.
I am not sure that I understand why the question isn't constructive. I was trying to ask of the best simple way to hide emails specifically on Gmail from the automated scanners.
I don't understand why this question "is n...
@Thomas Hi @Thomas. It's not always a requirement, but often if someone is doing something "non standard", there is usually a non-obvious reason. Often, in security, this reason is "wrong", and a lot of times people try solving the wrong problem.
That is why we often ask: "What are you trying to achieve?"
@Thomas no problem at all. I think we might be able to help you here, but as @Polynomial said you should step back and figure out how to take the advice of the professionals here.
@Thomas right. as I said, in this case, lacking the larger goal makes the question seem either off topic, or not a real question, but coming back to the (apparent) purpose it seems mostly not constructive.
yeah, it's so easy to get caught up chasing a solution to the wrong problem. sometimes you have to take a step back and look at the original issue again.
Ok, I will do. The reason for not wanting to say more about the background is that I probably can't explain it and I just wanted a quick answer to my question. The background was that I read the article by Bruce Schneider (spelling?) on CNN yesterday about Goolge and Facebook knowing everything about you
I just thought that maybe hiding a bit of my emails from the Gmail scanners would help a bit. (I know that there isn't really a good way to truely solve the problem.
Exactly, I would have to examplain a lot to make my question good and so I woldn't be able to ask any question. I thought that I would just start with something simple that I do understand.
@Polynomial: maybe more detail isn't always the way to go. I didn't want to op[en a can of worms. I wanted to think about this on my own and just wanted to start with a simple question getting at these Gmail scanners.
@AviD or is it. Problem with free services is that they have to monetize somewhow which leads to selling customer data. If they charged, they might not need to :) (not to say they wouldn't of course)
@AviD: I don't know.... that also sounds. To be honest, my greatest concern isn't the ads. It is more what Google actually knows about you. Of course I don't think that they use the information for something "evil", but ...
@AviD: But isn't it a "problem" if they have collected a lot of personal information on you? Just the thought that someone has a profile about you that you can't control.
@RoryMcCune well, good for all that gets them free services. As @Polynomial said, of course there is a price. But the technology advances that have been made possible by the availability of such services, is fantastic.
call out bad practices, publicly shame those who don't take privacy seriously, vote with your wallet, stop using services that you feel don't have a good stance on privacy.
But If I use PGP, that requires the receiver to use it as well, and no one in my circle of friends or family has interest in this (I have tried talking about it)
@Thomas If the person you're talking to doesn't care about the security of the conversation then you're only ever going to get as much security as they provide.
which will be none.
security is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain.
The point is that you can't ever be 100% secure. You just have to accept that. Security is about finding a balance between cost, i.e. the time, money and effort required to gain security, and the level of security. Part of that means prioritising security for the most important aspects of your life / work.
@Thomas The only information that's "out there" is the information you put out there. The important question is not about quantity, but availability. Sure, you might give Google a lot of info about you, but does that really matter? Are they gonna screw you over with it? Unlikely.
The biggest issue is public information, which anyone can use.
I use Gmail because they have a good track record of not being pwned by 3rd parties, it's had 100% uptime for the many years I've used it, it's integrated into a bunch of other Google stuff I use (Drive, Reader, etc.) and has a reasonable stance of protection of privacy.
and primarily because it's ridiculously convenient to have instant access to my emails on any device anywhere in the world, as long as I have an internet connection.
@Polynomial: But (to return) to my original question. Do you think that using ROT 13 for things would help decrease the amount of information that Google has on you?
Maybe I just see myself as trying to fight my own little battle. Kinda like saying: haha Google, this email you will not be reading. They still win, but I will that one email.
it's also about context. Would I give the same level of trust to Facebook as to Google? No. Facebook have a worse track record on privacy, and their default for privacy is "anyone can see what's on my Facebook page", which isn't the same deal as with email.
when you say "privacy" you can't expect that to include the person you're literally handing these details off to. the most you can ask for is for them not to give it to 3rd parties.
and that's the real trust relationship. Facebook have nothing to gain really by giving out your timeline posts and pictures to random people. Their money comes from targeted ads and statistics about what people from different countries and backgrounds are talking about.
you trust that they won't be dicks, basically.
I should really go turn the heating on. It's so cold in here that I'm struggling to type.
My iOS app has to handle storing private keys for the user. Normally I would just use Keychain Services for this as I would a password, but it would be great if I could sync the keys between the user's devices.
Apple's iCloud documentation says not to use iCloud for passwords, but is it safe to ...
@Polynomial Well yes and when I was reading it I couldn't find polite enough words to express my feelings about it, that's why I ask. ;) Nothing wrong with the question but I fear there would be plenty wrong with my answer, I just didn't wake up on the right side of the bed tonight.
(read: had to deal with hacking attempts as soon as I got up)
@Thomas epic.org/privacy/gmail/faq.html#22 There's some digest of how gmail is reading your mails, I thought you might wanna have a look at it. I've also tested with a simple zip attachments and password for it in plain text an it didn't have a clue how to open it, I also suspect they couldn't excuse that with their TOS either.
I am using the System.Web.Helpers.WebGrid extensively throughout our application, and for the most part it is fine and in fact running locally it is always fine or with a self SSL on the server it is also fine. So I don't know if the problem could actually be with IIS or a firewall, or the actual...
There's a nice bounty attached to it. The last paragraph "and this problem seems to go away if an SSL certificate is installed on the server, and doesn't happen at all locally." seems to suggest .NET deflate issue, but I don't use it that often to be sure.
I had a constructive and well-mannered discussion on the intricacies of sexism / gender issues, and the tarnishing of feminism, over Twitter. And no trolls or extremists got involved.
pop it in the freezer, few hours later the bottle will just crack neatly. 'Course you'll have to scoop up the alcoholic snow like stuff, but it works nice.
@Polynomial LOL! Well, I admit that I have an emotional attachment to cider, as it's the drink that fortified the founders of my nation as they prepared to give your lot the old what for and break away, but I contend that there is indeed good quality cider to be had if you look carefully for it.
@TildalWave Too much trouble. One of these days I'll figure it out. @AviD has pointed it out as well. It requires using a mouse. That's a lot of work.
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John the Ripper (JtR) rules do not support multiple input words.
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I want sulley to bind to an interface, wait for a connection and fuzz the reply to the client. How can I act as a server with sulley to fuzz a client ?
I want to connect some 3d printers in a raspberry pi. The printers doesn't have Linux drivers and support, so i want to write my own drivers. Does anyone knows good tutorials or software that can make my life easier?
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