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Using passwordless PostgreSQL login with ownCloud
I like PostgreSQL and ownCloud, but I do not like passwords, especially if they have to stored in plain text in a widely readable configuration file. So, I wanted to use PostgreSQL peer authentication with ownCloud as well.
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Weak Keys in RC4
This is an archive of the original posts Andrew Roos made in 1995 to announce his discovery of weak keys in RC4. Even though most Wireless LAN access points avoid these keys since many years, this discovery eventually led to abandoning RC4 for use in WEP (“Wired Equivalent Privacy”) for Wi-Fi networks, as the privacy…
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The NFT Danger Zone
Susanna Petrin closes her NFT experiment with a dystopia of life after we destroyed our environment: Admiring our NFTs while strolling through the metaverse. I hope we can avert both.
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One Page CV Template
One-Page CVs are a common way of getting attention. Services like enhanCV.com allow you to create them online, even autofilling some information from your social network presences, if you want to. Using those online services is not always the best choice, as you might
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CRC Hardware Operation
[simple_series title=”CRC Tutorial”] Generator: 1 0 0 1 1 Operation Register Message 0 0 0 0 0 0110111 <-M 0 0 0 0 0 110111 <-M 0 0 0 0 1 10111 <-M 0 0 0 1 1 0111 <-M 0 0 1 1 0 111 <-M 0 1 1 0 1 11 <-M…
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Public NTS Server List
NTS (Network Time Security) is to NTP (Network Time Protocol) essentially what HTTPS is to HTTP: It provides authenticity of the information. Unlike HTTPS, NTS does not provide any confidentiality, as the current time is public information. Want to learn more about NTS? Here is an overview over my NTS articles. NTS Servers Currently, the…
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«Right to be Forgotten» void with AI?
In a recent discussion, it became apparent that «unlearning» is not something machine learning models can easily do. So what does this mean to laws like the EU «Right to be Forgotten»?