Maxat Akbanovmaxat-akbanov.com·Oct 17, 2024Securing Secrets with SOPS: An IntroductionSOPS (Secrets OPerationS) is an open-source tool developed by Mozilla for managing secrets — such as passwords, API keys, and confidential configuration data — in a secure and convenient manner. Initially launched in 2015 as a Mozilla project, it has...49 readstoolsDevops
Mukesh Kumarmkstech.hashnode.dev·Jul 9, 2024The Modification Detection Code (MDC)The Modification Detection Code (MDC) is an integrity check used in OpenPGP to ensure that encrypted messages have not been tampered with. Here’s how it works: Integrity Check: When a message is encrypted, an MDC is generated and appended to the mess...MDC
Dejun Jacksondejunjackson.hashnode.dev·Mar 24, 2023How to keep your data safe using PGP Keys with PythonIntroduction Every day, there are roughly 2.5 billion gigabytes of data created, and a large portion of that is transferred over the internet every second. Today, companies are investing millions of dollars to ensure that their (and your) data are tr...3 likes·37 readsPython
Shahinshahin.blog·Jan 6, 2023Fixing the Git GPG sign issueWhen submitting a commit command, I was facing: error: gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object After some searching, I managed to enable Git's debugging log as: GIT_TRACE=1 git commit And the output changed to: 08:55:55.0598...463 readsgnupg
John Everett Casejohneverettcase.com·Nov 15, 2022PGP Encryption and Temporary Home DirectoriesGPG is used as back-end encryption for many applications and processes, as such, it’s necessary to have a reusable key implementation routine. This is where the home directory comes in; the home directory can be used to cache keys for repeated use ev...47 readsPowershell
Chris McGimpsey-Joneschrisjonesunixmen.hashnode.dev·Oct 15, 2022False-positive PGP spoofingTalk of the Cicada PGP message still continues today. But this post isn't specifically about the Cicada PGP message or anything to do with Cicada 3301. It's only related because the idea for this post come from discussion on Twitter. Before you conti...205 readsPGP
