NRNick Romneyinnickromney.com·Aug 26, 2022 · 1 min read(Re-)learning about block ciphersIt's been a weirdly cryptographically-focused week. I don't mean in the sense of blockchain, but working with SSL/TLS certificates, including working out why OpenSSL was changing the chain order when exporting from a .pfx file - thankfully a bright c...00
NRNick Romneyinnickromney.com·Aug 25, 2022 · 1 min readObsidian.md as a note-capture systemI feel pretty sure that I'm only scratching the surface of how the text-based tool Obsidian can be used, but it's worth me adding my small amplification of a very useful tool. I stumbled across Nick Milo's "Linking your thinking", and then from there...00
NRNick Romneyinnickromney.com·Aug 23, 2022 · 2 min readTroubleshooting SSL certificatesI spend more time with TLS certficates than I'd like, and thought I'd profile a few resources I've found helpful. For the lightest touch, to check how your SSL/TLS client handles certificates, go to https://www.howsmyssl.com/ For the deep-dive, I rec...00
NRNick Romneyinnickromney.com·Aug 21, 2022 · 2 min readVisiting Bletchley ParkA couple of weeks ago, on the way home from a family birthday celebration, we passed signs for Bletchley Park, the wartime home of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS). I was very excited to go, as I'd read about it on and off for since the ...00
NRNick Romneyinnickromney.com·Aug 20, 2022 · 2 min readAsking for specific career adviceI hazily remember an author talking about a mis-spent afternoon on their holiday which went into family history. If they just sat through a presentation about investing in a time share, they'd get a boat. 4 hours of hard sell later, they did indeed r...00