Hacker News
- Deckware – A 224-bit entropy extractor (2021) https://pthree.org/2021/02/18/introducing-deckware-a-224-bit-entropy-extractor/ 4 comments
- The Physics of Brute Force (2016) https://pthree.org/2016/06/19/the-physics-of-brute-force/ 12 comments
- Why I think using sha256crypt or sha512crypt is dangerous https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ 45 comments
- Let's Talk Password Hashing https://pthree.org/2016/06/28/lets-talk-password-hashing/ 2 comments
- The Meaning of 'su' http://pthree.org/2009/12/31/the-meaning-of-su/ 55 comments
- Debian – The Universal Operating System http://pthree.org/2009/11/17/debian-the-universal-operating-system/ 5 comments
- The Sheer Size of IPV6 http://pthree.org/2009/03/08/the-sheer-size-of-ipv6/ 19 comments
Lobsters
- Do Not Use sha256crypt / sha512crypt - They're Dangerous https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ 3 comments cryptography , freebsd , linux
- Breaking HMAC https://pthree.org/2016/07/29/breaking-hmac/ 2 comments cryptography , practices , security
- 32-bit mod 100 gives 24, 49, 74, & 99 as least likely - why? What is 64-bit version? https://pthree.org/2018/06/13/why-the-multiply-and-floor-rng-method-is-biased/ 10 comments askprogramming
- Solving Wordle with Regular Expressions https://pthree.org/2022/01/25/solving-wordle-with-regular-expressions/ 3 comments regex
- Latin Squares, Mathematics, and Cryptography https://pthree.org/2018/09/20/latin-squares-mathematics-and-cryptography/ 6 comments crypto
- Getting up to 8 Possibilities From A Single Coin Toss https://pthree.org/2018/08/10/getting-up-to-8-possibilities-from-a-single-coin-toss/ 35 comments math
- Aaron Toponce : Why The "Multiply and Floor" RNG Method Is Biased https://pthree.org/2018/06/13/why-the-multiply-and-floor-rng-method-is-biased/ 7 comments crypto
- Aaron Toponce : Why The "Multiply and Floor" RNG Method Is Biased https://pthree.org/2018/06/13/why-the-multiply-and-floor-rng-method-is-biased/ 3 comments programming
- Aaron Toponce : Do Not Use sha256crypt / sha512crypt https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ 14 comments netsec
- Do Not Use sha256crypt / sha512crypt - They're Dangerous https://pthree.org/2018/05/23/do-not-use-sha256crypt-sha512crypt-theyre-dangerous/ 41 comments crypto
- Two OCB Block Cipher Mode Patents Expired Due To Nonpayment https://pthree.org/2016/03/31/two-ocb-block-cipher-mode-patents-expired-due-to-nonpayment/ 22 comments crypto
- Great, accessible post about how the Linux Random Number Generator works and why you should use /dev/urandom. https://pthree.org/2014/07/21/the-linux-random-number-generator/ 40 comments linux
- Beware of using ECB encryption. https://pthree.org/2012/02/17/ecb-vs-cbc-encryption/ 14 comments privacy
- How NTP works https://pthree.org/2013/11/05/real-life-ntp/ 20 comments sysadmin
- OpenSSH Keys and The Drunken Bishop http://pthree.org/2013/05/30/openssh-keys-and-the-drunken-bishop/ 8 comments netsec
- [HN] I was wrong like him: "So, as far as I was concerned, “su” meant “switch user” and “sudo” meant “switch user do”. Case closed."; and you, what was your alias ? http://pthree.org/2009/12/31/the-meaning-of-su/ 25 comments commandline
- The meaning of 'su' (Super User) http://pthree.org/2009/12/31/the-meaning-of-su/ 16 comments linux
- ECB and CBC encryption visualized http://pthree.org/2012/02/17/ecb-vs-cbc-encryption/ 10 comments programming
- Firewire Networking In Linux http://pthree.org/2008/06/01/firewire-networking-in-linux/ 3 comments linux
- Add Vim Editing Mode To Your ZSH Prompt http://pthree.org/2009/03/28/add-vim-editing-mode-to-your-zsh-prompt/ 7 comments vim
- The Sheer Size of IPV6 http://pthree.org/2009/03/08/the-sheer-size-of-ipv6/ 4 comments technology
- # rm -rf /: rm: cannot remove root directory ‘/' (Implemented in latest versions of Debian and Ubuntu) http://pthree.org/2009/01/07/rm-rf/ 168 comments linux
- Good Advice For Computer Science Students http://www.pthree.org/2007/05/24/good-advice-for-computer-science-students/ 2 comments programming
- Aptitude vs Apt-Get http://www.pthree.org/2007/08/12/aptitude-vs-apt-get/ 45 comments programming