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pwnaccelerator BLOG
Personal blog · pwnaccelerator.github.iosecurity
pwnaccelerator BLOG is a personal blog at pwnaccelerator.github.io about security. Since 2016, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Signal”. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog's 2018 post on WebUSB and the Yubico disclosure, which covers how WebUSB broke U2F security keys. The comments cite it as background and do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Signal3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-09-15
- Vendors, Disclosure, and a Bit of WebUSB Madness3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2018-06-16
What Hacker News says?
Since webusb broke u2f: https://pwnaccelerator.github.io/2018/webusb-yubico-disclosu...
Comment linking /2018/webusb-yubico-disclosure.html
on “Google Unveils Titan Security Key, a Yubico-Like Phishing Resistant 2FA Device”Submitted Vendors, Disclosure, and a bit of WebUSB Madness as a story · 175 points
HN discussionDon't ask us.. ask.. Hacker News? LMHNTFY? https://pwnaccelerator.github.io/2018/webusb-yubico-disclosu... https://www.imperialviolet.org/2017/10/08/securitykeytest.ht... The second one is (more) interesting, IMHO. The entries on how most of the keys have some defect or other are worth reading, since mostly nobody is looking at this stuff. The relevant paragraph on Feitian: Feitian ePass ASN.1 DER is designed to be…
Comment linking /2018/webusb-yubico-disclosure.html
on “Why is Google selling potentially compromised Chinese security keys?”Submitted Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Signal as a story · 34 points
HN discussionSubmitted Vendors, Disclosure, and a Bit of WebUSB Madness as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Signal – Part 1 as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Detailed breakdown of the Signal message replay attack as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Signal – Part 1 as a story · 1 points
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