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Convert Windows Public Certificate (.cer) to OpenSSH Public Key
If you have a PKI certificate in your Windows PC that you would like to use to log in to your OpenSSH-enabled Linux server, it can be a pain to figure out how to extract the public key from this file and convert it into a format OpenSSH can understand.
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What’s the Future of Passwords? A Conversation
As professionals in the authentication space, we stay up to date with technology providers and their solutions. For this post I have invited Abby Porter, Director of Product Management at Delfigo Security to discuss whether it’s time to get rid of passwords all together, and the challenges associated with doing so.
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Dyn Geek Summer Camp 2013
The Dyn Geek Summer Camp 2013 conference in Manchester, NH was held yesterday and today. It was probably the best conference I’ve been to this year and, best of all, it was a 5 minute walk from work. Great speakers, great entertainment, a great facility, and great food! This was Dyn’s first year hosting this…
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Testing a Hard Drive for Errors with Seagate SeaTools
If you believe your computer may be experiencing hard drive failure or if you would just like to make sure the hard drive you use to store all of your data currently is in good shape, you should test your hard drive for errors! There are many free utilities out there that perform some basic…
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Profiting From Complexity; A Recipe For Disaster
There are two types of software companies; those that profit from improving the user’s experience and those that profit from the user’s lack of technical knowledge. When designing software, it’s easy to take the lazy route and only create the bare minimum required to make a process work (requiring manual editing of configuration files, setting…
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The Computer Mind – A Theory Of Mental Processes
The internal processes of the mind have been linked with computing for decades and this article provides a unique look at this hard to ignore correlation. There are similarities that can not be ignored to the technical individual such as how short term and long term memory are internally structured in relation to how modern…
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Hyperloop technology becoming a reality sooner than expected
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, announced a new personnel transport system earlier this year. It’s called the Hyperlopp and is what he describes as a “cross between a Concorde, a railgun, and an air hockey table”. Recently, ET3 Worldwide released a YouTube video describing the process.
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VMware – Virtualize Everything / Polygraph Test Video
Hilarious video from VMware showing where Microsoft really stands in the virtualization realm. I loved using Microsoft’s Hyper-V but VMware’s line of products changes the game by virtualizing entire data centers; your kitchen sink is not safe!
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VideoPost: HowTo Import Certificates to WWPass PassKey
Using certificates is great, but how do you secure your keys? The WWPass PassKey is a cryptographic hardware token that bridges the gap between physical hardware and cloud technologies (Smart Card in the Cloud). Don’t store your private keys on your insecure PC where they can be easily stolen or destroyed, use the PassKey where…
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Dropbox SSO using SimpleSAMLphp IdP
Dropbox for Business accounts can make use of Dropbox’s Single Sign-On (SSO) features. This allows for centralized administration of users instead of having to track down each user’s known application accounts and modifying settings there. SimpleSAMLphp is a flexible SAML 2.0 IdP or SP which allows admins to quickly deploy a previously complex server with…