Hello! I just released version 1.2 of my small tool YAWoL (Yet Another Wake-on-Lan Utility). The purpose is to send the Wake on Lan magic packet to the MAC address provided in the parameters. I corrected some bugs and improved the parsing of the MAC address. Now, you can enter a MAC address even if […]
payShieldPressureTest v1.3 is out, and it’s FASTER!!
Version 1.3 of payShiledPressureTest is out! The new version brings many fixes and improvements. The most relevant one is that I modified how the TCP and SSL connection were established: in the previous versions every the connection was opened and closed every time a command was sent. In this new version, the same connection is […]
payShieldToSyslog: The new version v0.4.2 is out
I just released on GitHub the new version v0.4.2 of payShieldToSyslog. payShieldToSyslog is a tool that gathers the audit log through the payShield host port and forwards it to a Syslog facility. The new version corrects some bugs and typos and introduces some new features: The program is written in Python 100% and an executable […]
payShieldPPRessureTest: version 1.1.7 is out
Version 1.1.7 of payShieldPPRessureTest, the tool I wrote to stress and test your payShield HSM is out.This new version comes with some fixes: Fixed typos in comments and README.md Removed not functional code in HEX to IP address dotted decimal notation conversion function Fixed the hex output of –randgen Simplified the printing in hex of the response obtained by the appliance Fixed the […]
YAWoL – Yet Another Wake-on-Lan Utility
Some days ago, a customer asked me if an appliance she’s using can be turned on using WoL.Initially, I replied no, because I could not find a trace of WoL capabilities on the manuals. Still, then I got curious, and I decided to write my own WoL utility in Python to generate the ”magic packets”. […]
A new version of NoInk script to remove ink annotations from your PowerPoint slides is out!
I just released version 0.2 of the NoInk.ps1 Powershell script to remove ink annotations from your PowerPoint slide decks. When I teach online, and sometimes in presence as well, I use a lot of my Wacom ONE graphic tablet to draw on my PowerPoint slides.Generally, I save them so I do not lose the annotations during the […]
Payshield Pressure Test v1.1.6 has been released
version 1.1.6 of payShieldPPRessureTest, the tool I wrote to stress and test your payShield HSM is out.This new version implements the command EI to query the status of the Host Port 1 and implements some improvements and minor fixes.The tool is freely available, under AGPL 3.0 Affero license, on #github at https://github.com/mszeu/PayShieldPPressureTest A big thank you to JetBrains for allowing me to use for free their product suite […]
Delete Ink Annotations easily from your PowerPoint slide decks
When I teach online I use a lot my Wacom graphic tablet to draw on my PowerPoint slides.Generally, I save them to do not lose the annotations during the breaks. This tool helps you to remove all the ink annotations from all your slides decks automatically so they return clean and ready for the next […]
PayShieldPPressureTest v1.0 with TLS support is out!
Are you stressed by your Thales Payshield? Do you like to stress it back? Then you will be happy to know that a new version of PayShield Pressure Test is available on GitHub.
The new version,1.0 supports all the HOST’s protocols: TCP, UDP and TLS.
How to flush the Kindle Store cache on your Kindle Oasis
Today I incurred in a strange issue on my Kindle Oasis: it was no more possible to scroll down in the Store menu. Despite the scroll functionality was working great in all the other menu, it was possible to scroll down in the Store view just a little bit. All the remaining part of the […]