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Hansblog
Personal blog · stackallocated.com/blog · on HN as hansnielsensecurityprogramming
Hansblog is a personal blog at stackallocated.com about security and programming. Since 2014, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “I'd like Caltrain to publish raw train data”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-05-21, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for a practical guide to SAML security vulnerabilities. The one comment is about SAML and SSO setup for startups and does not discuss the post itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- I'd like Caltrain to publish raw train data2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2014-09-02
- You need multiple SAML IDP signing keys2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-03-31
What Hacker News says?
SAML as a technology solves a pertinent problem. @tptacek describes [0] a basic architecture that will qualify your startup infrastructure for SOC2 certification. SSO is key because it allows easy controls and auditing, and SAML (against shibboleth, KeyCloak, or a third party IdP) is an ideal fit, especially if you want to require multifactor auth for company resources with hard yubikeys instead of mobile authentica…
Comment linking /blog/2020/saml-idp-no-shared-keys/
on “Practical guide to SAML security vulnerabilities”Submitted I'd like Caltrain to publish raw train data as a story · 97 points
HN discussionSubmitted You need multiple SAML IDP signing keys as a story · 64 points
HN discussionSubmitted Migrating from U2F to WebAuthn as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cron Email Is Dead, Long Live Cron Email as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I'd like Caltrain to publish raw train data as a story · 2 points
HN discussion