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Adding subject alternative name to certificate request

This is another note to self, I must have done this 20 or 30 times over the years but I can never remember exactly how.

The easiest way I've found to add subject alternate names to certificate requests is to add two lines at the end of /etc/ssl/openssl …


Recovering data from a hard drive after wiping the partition table

A mate from work had a LUKS volume that he had setup and was using to store his personal documents, things like scanned copies of invoices and tax information. Unfortunately in a momentary lapse of concentration after mounting it he ran mkfs.ext4 over it.

I'm sure we have all …


Setting up mailpile on Debian 8 Jessie for remote access

I've never yet found a mail client that I really love. Outlook is ok in corporate environments. Gmail is probably the best I've used but I'm trying to move away from Google and free 3rd party hosted solutions. Roundcube is pretty good, I'm not a fan of PHP but most …


My ownCloud update script

Update 2017-03-02: If your using Nextcloud they now have their own in browser updater this script still works though.

One of the most important things in security is patching. For the last several years two out of the ASD's top four mitigations have been patching (patching applications and patching the …


Calls from the bank

I bank with one of the big four banks in Australia I recently got a call, and it started off

"Hi I'm Taylor1 I'm calling from {bank_name} and I'd like to talk to you about a letter you received from the bank recently"

I hadn't seen any letter but …

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