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Wacky Windows Environment Variables
A small dive into the weird world of Windows environment variables and how its odd behaviours can be abused to bypass application logic
The password manager to cure lockdown woes
Ever wished that you could have a password manager that not only managed your passwords, but played music and gave you treats? Well I know I haven't, but as a group project for uni, I and some group mates decided to fulfill this exact desire. This post features some details about the python + arduino password manager, as well as a reflection on making and editing a video to present it
Path to a crypto master, the engineer way
The road to becoming a crypto master is a fun journey, but still no easy feat. So, I decided to begin this journey by doing a challenge from DUCTF 2021 called "Substitution Cipher I", using a tool few people have used to solve crypto challenges, despite it almost having "maths" in its name
"Oh yeah Motorola exists" - Revelations made in CSAW CTF 2021
Read about bits being analysed and Motorola being remembered, this is a writeup on a serial challenge titled "A different Type of Serial Key" from CSAW CTF 2021
Inefficiently solving GoogleCTF 2021 with Verilog (ModelSim)
GoogleCTF 2021 featured a hardware challenge called "parking", which resulted in me undertaking a long and arduous journey to solve it with a software I had never thought I would use in a CTF challenge - ModelSim
How HackTheBoxCTF Exposed The Marriage of Saleae And Hardware
A collection of writeups for all the hardware challenges in HackTheBoxCTF 2021
The Writhing South Bass Cover
A quick showcase of a fun cover band with friends where I was on the bass covering The Writhing South by Say Anything