Do you like to stress your Thales payShield more than the payShield stresses you? Then this small Python script is for you 🙂 I wrote it just to stress the appliance keeping it busy with RSA key generation and NC commands. Initially, it was made of a bunch of scripts, one for each command and […]
Pinger: a simple PowerShell utility to ping a bunch of hosts periodically
It was a while I was not using PowerShell so I was a bit rusty but I had the need to ping a series of hosts with a regular interval for a certain time and so I decided to brush up my PowerShell knowledge. I called the utility Pinger, and you can download, and follow […]
A cheap code signing certificate for Open Source projects by Certum Asseco: an honest review & walkt
If you are a developer and you want to sign your code prepare to open your wallet wide and pay….a lot! Even 500 GBP per annum. If you are making a profit with your software that could be totally acceptable but if you develop just Open Source programs and utilities, like me, you may find […]
La SPID di Infocert e gli italiani all’estero
Quanto è facile per un italiano all’estero rapportarsi con il mondo digitale vicino all’amministrazione pubblica? Vi parlo in questo video di Infocert e della loro scarsa considerazione per chi non vive in Italia e del loro ”’discutibile”’ servizio di supporto tecnico che da risposte, a mio modesto parere professionale, completamente “ad minkiam“ Buona visione!
A niche keyboard typer simulator
Yesterday I was trying some labs that I need to teach on a particular kind of HSM. That HSM is manageable using a web-based console and most of the settings are clearly accessible but for some specific and important functions, you need to use some ”old-style” console commands. It is not possible to use SSH, […]
Logitech updates its wireless dongles
Several vulnerabilities were found in the firmware of the Logitech wireless dongles that can allow a skilled hacker to take control of your computer sending keystrokes through the wireless dongles. The attach is possible even if the receiver was designed for a mouse or a presenter. The attach is not so naive and requires specialised […]
The new Sentinel EMS Essentials series is on Youtube
From the basic configuration of Sentinel EMS to the product activation in four quick and easy to follow videos. You will learn how to do the essential configuration to start using Sentinel EMS, how to define a product from scratch, how to create an entitlement for that product and how to consume that entitlement using […]
La PEC di Aruba e gli italiani (e non) all’estero
Vivo da oltre 12 anni all’estero, in UK, e qualche giorno fa, per aiutare un amico connazionale che aveva la necessità di inviare una domanda di partecipazione a un concorso pubblico m sono imbattuto nella PEC (Posta Elettronica Certificata), un realtà tutta italiana. Questi gentiluomini banditori del concorso avevano configurato la loro casella così da […]
Sentinel LDK ByteSize Video Tutorial just published
I just realised for Gemalto a series of videos to explain in a nutshell how to use Sentinel LDK. I cover in this short series of short videos all the process from installing the suite from scratch to burn the license on a key and use it. I talk briefly about the APIs as well […]
Gemalto Sentinel RMS: The Challenge/Response mechanism unveiled
I just wrote a new article about a particular aspect of Sentinel RMS: the challenge response mechanism. In a nutshell, this mechanism is to enhance the security of you RMS solution verifying that the libraries of RMS are not forged. The article is available on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sentinel-rms-challengeresponse-mechanism-unveiled-zuppone