cryptography
The core goals of cryptography and any application of cryptography are confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity. Let's begin with a short one liner on each: * Confidentiality: No one should be able to read the contents of the message except the intended recipient. * Integrity: No one should be able to
programming
The first article on my site is about me starting with Python. That was four years ago and around that time I had read this book called 'Learn Python The Hard Way'. I really, really liked it. It was amongst one of those earlier pieces of memories that
So it is the time of the year when my domain registrar pings notifying me of domain expiration and reminds me of all the adventures I've had with this domain, this blog. And after contemplating for some time, the inner writer whispers, 'iss awsar par ek post
cryptography
Ever wondered how two factor authentication apps works? I certainly did. One could just guess how SMS based tokens work, that's simple (although they shouldn't be used as per guidelines from NIST). But what about TOTP or Time based One Time Password, the ones in which
Curating a list humorous content related to GDPR. xkcd #1998 GDPR Hall Of Shame: https://gdprhallofshame.com/ In midst of outburst of privacy policy updates from random companies reminding you of how much they care about your privacy, mozilla dropped this gem. Ghostery sent 500 users email updating them about
diy
A month ago, my manager from LaughGuru gave me his old non-functional laptop. It was a six year old Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 notebook computer with 2GB ram, third-gen Intel i5 and a 500GB hard disk and weighted almost as much as Misty and my new Thinkpad combined.
diy
Here's some great news for all you hobby electronics enthusiasts who drool at the sight of cheap stuff on Banggood and AliExpress, but upon rethinking about the time it takes them to ship something, give up on the prospect of buying it. I'm not a hobby
diy
I came across this utility called Duplicity couple of days ago and found it to be very useful. I'll use this little post to write about what it is and how can it be used to create encrypted backups of not so frequently accessed data on servers that
life
So today is my last day here at LaughGuru, my first company. I might still be working with them after this point, but most of the active development would stop and the role of the tech-team will be reduced to just maintenance of existing systems and the like. My
electronics
Refurbishment is the distribution of products usually electronics and electricals that have been previously returned to a manufacturer or vendor for various reasons. Refurbished products are normally tested for functionality and defects before they are sold. - Wikipedia I've not bought anything refurbished ever before, but then, I'
electronics
For the very few who followed this blog two and a half years ago, I wrote a review of the Fujitsu Lifebook A514 notebook computer I had bought back then. I called her Misty, after the character in Pokemon. Misty was my first laptop computer, something I had been dreaming
books
The motivation for reading this book came during the Jagriti Yatra when I was recommended this book, not once or twice, but thrice during the 15 days by three independent people. I'd only heard about this book before that. So on returning, I made it a point to