FIDO2 security key management via commandline

FIDO2 Security keys are starting to take off. Many online services use support them ad the number is growing every day. At this point it seems FIDO Security keys are the way forward. FIDO2 being the second iteration of the … Continue reading

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What’s the fuss about FIDO

So many discussions are everywhere about FIDO, so what is all that fuss about? Lets look into why FIDO is argued to be the next big thing in authentication. Before getting into it, let me say thanks to all the … Continue reading

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Secure authentication and how it changed over time

For decades, users have authenticated on systems with usernames and passwords. This method of authentication has not changed since the beginning of the Internet. As the Internet became a more hostile place and threats emerged, password rules were introduced. Those … Continue reading

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Git and multiple remotes

Git is the de-facto standard version control system nowadays. It enables developers not only to version their code but also push repositories to a central server. Sometimes it makes sense to push it to more than one remote server. Add … Continue reading

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DNS at the core of the Internet

DNS might not be the oldest, but is for sure one of the oldest and still very important services building the core of the Internet. The domain name service, or DNS for short, is one of the core services of … Continue reading

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Convert Subversion repository into git repositories

A long long time ago before git was the dominant version control system (VCS) I used Subversion for quite some time. With git now being the de-facto standard VCS, it was finally time to convert my last remaining subversion repositories … Continue reading

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Review: Jabra Elite Active 75t

Back in the early 2000’s Bluetooth was the huge new thing to replace infrared as the wireless connection protocol. At that time one of the first wireless headsets I bought was a Jabra BT200. It was a huge, heavy device … Continue reading

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Trim video using ffmpeg

It might be over-complicated in some cases to fire up a huge video editing suite just to cut a section out of a video. Trimming a video does not have to be over complicated. The most tedious step is finding … Continue reading

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Frame by frame video playback

Sometimes it can be helpful to inspect videos or sections of a video frame by frame. The simplest way to do this might be using ffplay. Although with its minimalistic user interface, the controls require getting used to. The program … Continue reading

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Verify installed rpm packages

Installing packages via rpm usually provides a lot of comfort. Simply installing an rpm deploys all files related to that package wherever they need to go across the system. Some packages distribute hundreds of files into different sections of the … Continue reading

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