Security
Posts
- Outlook for Android/iOS considered harmful.
Publications
- Paper on Elliptic Curve Kleptography at arXiv.org.
- Talk on Wallet Security (Video) at 35th Chaos Communication Congreß (35C3).
Toys
- Password Graph, a visualization tool for password strength as a graph. (Git)
- Uhrwerk (Swiss clockwork animation), Diapositiv (photo gallery) and more for the card10 badge. (Git)
Recommended Reads
- Amy Castor on the AI/LLM hype: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
- Adam Langley (Google) exlains why not to enable revocation checking.
- C Is Not a Low-level Language (David Chisnall)
- The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling.
- DNSSEC considered harmful (FAQ).
- Lutz Donnerhacke on IPv6 and Privacy (German).
- Bert Hubert on the 5G elephant in the room.
- Independence of Cyberspace (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Language
What is that funny letter about?
In the German language, there are special letters called Umlaut. An Umlaut can be understood as a phonetically modified letter. In modern German typography, these letters are spelled with two dots, like ä, ö and ü. An appended e is used when German words and names are transcribed to different languages. This is actually not a workaround but the origin of the dots.
The typography with the dots has its origin in German calligraphy and early printing. As an abbreviation for ae, oe and ue, the e was put on top of the modified letter, resulting in aͤ, oͤ and uͤ. You can find an example of old German printing here. Later, the little e has been replaced with the dots. This might also be related to the fact that the letter e looked like two strokes in some traditional German handwriting styles.
About Me
Happy user of GNU/Linux since 2001. Since that time, I have used SuSE, Gentoo, Ubuntu and Debian.
Working at cnlab security AG. It was established in 1997 and had a role in the distribution of PGP (Video) during the Crypto Wars. You can find our services here.