Self hosting a modern password manager with MFA, backups, DDNS, a certificate, and enhanced security Why Would You Do This? Password managers are a good idea. I’ve used a password manager for over ten years. But not all password managers are equal. I started using browser based password managers, then quickly migrated to KeePass. Ten…

You can configure PiHole many ways, this guide focuses on privacy and performance. Requirements PiHole is a popular DNS level ad block that can also protect against tracking and telemetry. It’s fairly light weight, so any Raspberry Pi with an Ethernet port will support it. I would not recommend a Pi…

Another Pi Zero W Hacking Gadget for Physical Penetration Testing Requirements This project requires a Raspberry Pi Zero W, a USB-A Addon Board, and a Micro SD Card. You’ll also need a computer to configure the SD Card and Pi. …

Fun and adventure with the $10 Raspberry Pi Why Are We Revisiting This? The Raspberry Pi Zero is very flexible and can provide a lot of capabilities for the low end of the Raspberry Pi range. We’re going to look at adding more capabilities and what you actually get with them. …

A good VPN is useful, but there aren’t may good VPNs — What Are We Talking About? A VPN is a Virtual Private Network that encapsulates your traffic in an encrypted tunnel between the source (usually your device) and the destination (a VPN server connected to a network, like a LAN or the internet). VPNs can be useful for online privacy to an extent; traffic between your…

In a world run by Apple and Google, where does Linux fit in? — What Did I Do? I found a good deal on an excellent used Google Pixel 3a XL on eBay and made an impulse buy. That being said, this is my third phone; I own a nice flagship Samsung Galaxy, and work has given me an iPhone 11 (which I solely use for work). The…

Helping bypass censorship and foster a free and open internet Why Would You Do This? Tor is a distributed network that adds a degree of anonymity to your traffic by sending it through a distributed network of relays. These relays are well known, there is a public directory, and can be blocked by ISPs and…

Using Prometheus and Grafana to visualize your environment Why Would You Do This? If you have a few Raspberry Pis doing this and that, having a centralized location to monitor them is a nice thing to have. I have a Pihole and Jellyfin, as well as a file server and a utility server that I…

Tor is under attack, and it affects all users — The Issue with Exit Relays A significant portion of Tor exit relays have been observed performing malicious activities on traffic. This is primarily in the form of MITM proxy attacks. nusenu has written several articles about malicious exit relays on Tor, I highly recommend you follow him and read his work. His latest story contends…