I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.
“The Book of Secret Knowledge” is a collection of awesome lists, manuals, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more.  It is intended for everyone and anyone – especially for System and Network Administrators, DevOps, Pentesters or Security Researchers.
While you are at it, also have a look at:
Back when Let’s Encrypt started giving out free SSL certificates, one bit that visible all over the web was the “well-known” directory. I never thought much about it – it’s just a name after all.
Turns out, there is actually an RFC 5785 that defines a standard for the well-known uniform resource identifiers (URIs). And that’s a lot more generic than just the bit that Let’s Encrypt needs.
Accidentally stumbled upon this while reading “A Well-Known URL for Changing Passwords” draft.
Faces of Open Source is an on-going photographic documentation of the people behind the development and advancement of the open source revolution that has transformed the technology industry.
Given the immense contribution of these people to the world around us, I find it surprising that they are so far from the celebrity status and most people in the world won’t know any of these faces. Even people in technology sector itself, won’t probably name even half of these people by the picture alone. For some, even the name won’t mean anything.
Kudos to this project for trying to make these faces slightly more familiar and for giving credit where credit is due.
“Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection” is a rather lengthy, but insightful article on the subject of 2-factor authentication, multi-factor authentication, and other related options. It nicely explains which option is which and how it works, as well as clears a lot of confusion between these terms.
The article itself is not too technical, so it’s strongly recommended for anyone dealing with authentication, sensitive data, and security in general.
Stuff in Space is a real time 3D map of objects in Earth orbit. We’ve been exploring space for less than a 100 years, and it’s amazing how much crap we’ve sent up there.