RPRavidu Priyankarainravindu-priyankara.hashnode.dev·6d ago · 44 min readReverse-Engineering Linux Kernel Crypto: From HMAC Key Preparation to AES Key Memory1. Introduction 1.1 Why Crypto Internals? Last two month, I spent a significant amount of time investigating copy-fail vulnerability. During that process, I started looking deeper into Linux kernel me10
PAPaul Adeoyeinpaulking.hashnode.dev·Oct 1 · 9 min readProcesses, System Calls and the Linux Kernel: In the previous article, we established the relationship between the CPU, RAM, storage, and the operating system. With that foundation in place, the next question is: What actually happens inside the 00
HRHritik ranjaninblogs.hritikranjan.in·Sep 20 · 45 min read🐧 Linux for DevOps: Complete Beginner to Advanced Guide with Commands, Networking, Users, Permissions, AWK, SED, LVM & MoreIf you are starting your DevOps journey, you will quickly realize that many tools and platforms run on Linux. For example: AWS EC2 Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Nginx Apache Terraform Ansible Prometheus G10
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CRChris Royinfreecodecamp.org·Sep 7 · 21 min readHow a System Call Actually Works in LinuxHere's a small C program. It calls clock_gettime() three times, then writes five bytes to standard output. #include <stdio.h> #include <time.h> #include <unistd.h> int main(void) { struct timespe00
ASAsep Sayyadinasepsayyad007.hashnode.dev·Sep 5 · 20 min readYour Linux Server Has 65,000 Ports. How Many Are Actually Exposed?The hidden gap between listening sockets, binding interfaces, Docker NAT bypasses, and true perimeter exposure. You set up a new Linux server, configure UFW with a default deny policy, and feel confi00
UKUk Kintech-learning-sachin.hashnode.dev·Sep 2 · 2 min readWhat I Wish I'd Known Before Starting My First IT Support RoleMy first IT support job started with three weeks of genuine imposter syndrome that I managed to hide reasonably well and then spent the following months slowly resolving through a combination of on-th00
ASAnne Sharinwhythough.hashnode.dev·Aug 29 · 5 min readMy Laptop Crashed and Taught Me How Linux Talks to ItselfIn my experiment, I was browsing on my decade-old laptop to write this post, but all of a sudden EndeavourOS (Vanilla Arch) displayed a systemd message saying something like stdin, stdout and stderr a00
ABAkhilesh Bhayyeindevops-journal.hashnode.dev·Aug 28 · 2 min readLinux Architecture, Explained the Way I Wish Someone Had Explained It to MeBefore touching a single command, I spent time understanding how Linux is actually structured, because every tool I'd learn after this (Jenkins, Docker, Ansible) runs on top of it, and debugging any o00
RDRojarani Daasariinrojadaasari.hashnode.dev·Aug 16 · 9 min readLinux Philosophy and Concepts: Understanding Linux from History to DistributionsLinux is everywhere today — from cloud servers and smartphones to supercomputers, embedded devices, and critical infrastructure. But before working with Linux commands and administration, it is useful00