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Arch Linux UEFI+Encrypted+i3 Minimal Installation
So I finally got around to installing Arch Linux on my Node 202 SFF PC build. There’s still no GPU yet since prices are still pretty high as of writing this, but I figured I might as well install Arch on it while I wait for GPU prices to drop....
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Executing a Textbook ret2libc Attack to Pop a Shell
This writeup is also readable on my GitHub repository and team website. It’s been a while since I’ve written a CTF writeup! I’ve been very busy with school and work for the past year or so, and so my writeup authoring skills may be a bit rusty. From 9 July...
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Excited to Compete at redpwnCTF 2021
My team, IrisSec, will be competing at redpwnCTF 2021. I don’t usually announce these kinds of things on my blog, but I’m particularly excited about this event since I’ve done redpwnCTF in the past before and have high expectations for them. We’re going to be participating in the college division...
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nya! Devlog 2
Being back home in Merced, I’ve finally been able to get some peace and quiet and work on the daemon I’ve been writing for nya! again. It’s nice to be able to program recreationally in peace and silence again. I’ve gotta check up on the other subteams soon to see...
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SVG-Based XSS
My team recently competed at WeCTF 2021, a competition organized and hosted by students at the University of California, Santa Barbara. WeCTF was a great competition and I had a great time. One of the things I learned about was SVG-based XSS, an XSS attack vector in which arbitrary JavaScript...