Category Security

Must remember to salt my hashes

While a sha-256 hash may seem unbreakable, for many input strings it takes seconds to crack. If you don’t believe me, try the following or simply read this webpage: $ python >>> import hashlib >>> print hashlib.sha256(‘megabrain’).hexdigest() f53c51616f4c7943a4117afa1d0ba193f9af901c6ce175a2207a594e71c98ef5 Go to…

The stuff of spy movies #2

The spy-files Hadn’t heard about The Wikileaks Spy Files before today. This post is a follow up on the previous post on surveillance software. Who knows, maybe I have some of that on my computer as I’m typing this. Better…

The stuff of spy movies #1

Reporters without borders (RSF) have a website on topic: surveillance.rsf.org The topic being malware that can be used to spy on you through your own computer. It is frightening and intriguing at the same time.