Reflections on Trusting Trust (pdf) Feb. 24, 2017, 3:28 p.m.

To what extent should one trust a statement that a program is free of Trojan horses? Perhaps it is more important to trust the people who wrote the software.

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Cipherli.st June 3, 2014, 9:45 a.m.

Strong Ciphers for Apache, nginx and Lighttpd

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Know your Windows Processes or Die Trying Jan. 20, 2014, 8:48 a.m.

Details of base system processes in Windows.

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Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor July 13, 2011, 6:42 p.m.

Boot CD/USB that can edit windows registry and reset passwords.

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HellBound Hackers Feb. 26, 2010, 1:46 p.m.

The hands-on approach to computer security. Learn how hackers break in, and how to keep them out.

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darkc0de.com Feb. 19, 2010, 7:11 p.m.

Security exploits and code.

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milw0rm Feb. 19, 2010, 7:10 p.m.

Security exploits and vulnerabilities.

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SecurityTube Jan. 2, 2010, 7:20 p.m.

Computer security videos, including videos of defcon talks.

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Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder June 22, 2009, 9:32 p.m.

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware open source utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install Windows from your registry. It allows you to print or save your keys for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007 family of products. It also has a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications. Another feature is the ability to retrieve product keys from unbootable Windows installations.

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FCrackZip June 22, 2009, 1:44 p.m.

Command line zip password cracker.

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Disable Writing to USB Drives in Windows June 22, 2009, 1:05 p.m.

Registry setting to make usb drives read only in windows.

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MxToolbox May 22, 2009, 10:23 a.m.

Email server test utility.

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Password Recovery Speeds May 6, 2009, 3:55 p.m.

Interesting table of password strength, and approximate time to crack using brute force.

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Yubico May 5, 2009, 12:29 a.m.

USB key to enter long encryption keys.

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Gibson Research Corporation May 3, 2009, 12:50 a.m.

Port scanner, password generators and other handy tools.

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NSA Operating System Security May 2, 2009, 12:46 p.m.

NSA's guides to hardening various operating systems.

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Spam Database Lookup April 3, 2009, 12:42 p.m.

DNSBL spam database lookup. Check an IP against several blacklists.

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OpenVPN Sept. 25, 2008, 5:44 p.m.

Open source VPN software.

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DansGuardian Group Configuration Sept. 24, 2008, 4:55 p.m.

Configuring user groups in Dansguardian. Multiple groups of users can be set up to allow different filtering settings.

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DansGuardian Phraselists Sept. 19, 2008, 1:31 p.m.

Phraselists for Dansguardian. A bit old but a good resource.

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