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braincoke··on Fingerprints can be hacked
I believe it's - Something you have (key, device,...) - Something you know - Something you are (biometry)

In Europe there is a regulation (PSD2) that defines a strong authentication as 2 of the 3 listed above.

braincoke··on Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display
Art?
braincoke··on ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox: open-source self-hosted web archiving
Archivebox is also an awesome tool to create copies of a website. Whether you want to demonstrate a phishing attack or do a POC to integrate your product.
braincoke··on Home Assistant iOS app adds local push notification support
I use a good enough NUC with an i7 core. But it runs multiple other services. I have some notes on how I set it up on my old blog: https://blog.braincoke.fr/homelab/homelab-introduction/.
braincoke··on Amnesia – High-Accuracy Data Anonymization
The Readme is not user friendly and doesn't explain how to use or install the software. In the Github issue the developer points to an installation documentation that throws a 404 error.

In my opinion, this source code was put out to appear "open" to the H2020 Programme, but they have no intention in actually helping users run the code locally.

braincoke··on ReMarkable tablet open source tools and hacks
Correct me if I'm wrong but the problem I have with script you linked is that it relies on the WebUI provided by the tablet.

This WebUI does not work unless the USB interface is connected or you give it an IP after each reboot [1]. I wish there were a simple way to push and retrieve files from the tablet without relying on too many hacks or too much patching that would reveal maintenance heavy over time. There is one script that might be the one but I haven't tested it yet [2].

And I am wary of the direction ReMarkable is going : "recurring revenue, with a focus on software functionality" [3], it might be in their best interest to shut down any hacking possibility in the future.

Funny how the company advertises for a simple experience that will let you focus on the essentials, but because the software is lacking many fundamental features, you spend more time hacking it than working with it.

[1]: https://github.com/reHackable/scripts/issues/20#issuecomment... [2]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ddvk/remarkable-touchgestu... [3]: https://shifter.no/nyheter/okte-inntektene-med-150-millioner...

braincoke··on Passwords: Using 3 Random Words Is a Really Bad Idea (2017)
I haven't had the time to read the full article, however I think I might have an answer to your question. The entropy computes the strength of the algorithm used to generate passwords, not the strength of the password itself. So basically, you are getting the strength of the password if the attacker knows the algorithm.

I couldn't find a better source than this stackexchange thread : https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/167235/how-does...

Hope it helps

braincoke··on Airborn: Create and edit f​iles online​, securely
From what I understand, Airborn.io has the advantages of being Open Source and respecting your privacy (by storing the data encrypted).