Playable Ads - What REALLY Are They?
Explore the world of playable ads: their nature, functionality, potential for hijacking or bypassing, and hidden purposes. Uncover the truth through reverse engineering and man-in-the-middle techniques.
Zero Trust SSH
Explore SSH certificates for secure, scalable infrastructure management. Learn to implement a self-service certificate authority using open-source tools and OAuth2 authentication.
RFC 1984 - Or Why You Should Start Worrying About Encryption Backdoors and Mass Data Collection
Explores the history and implications of government attempts to weaken encryption and collect mass data, advocating for stronger privacy protections and an update to RFC 1984.
Betrusted - Better Security Through Physical Partitioning
Explore Betrusted, a device designed for secure applications using open-source hardware and security-first principles. Learn about its physical partitioning approach to enhance digital security and user focus.
Keeping the Watchers at Bay
Explore the evolution of Internet security protocols, focusing on encryption efforts, challenges, and future directions in safeguarding online communication between endpoints.
Privacy, Security, Convenience - When It Comes to Home Automation, Can We Pick All Three?
Explore secure home automation solutions balancing privacy, security, and convenience. Learn about end-to-end encryption, network segmentation, and offline alternatives for smart home control.
TPM Based Attestation - How Can We Use It for Good?
Explore TPM-based attestation for network security, SSH host key trust, and system recovery. Learn about TPM functionality, event logs, and open-source solutions for user protection without compromising privacy.
SMBcmp - A New Tool to Diff Network Captures
Explore a new open-source tool for comparing network captures, enhancing Wireshark's capabilities to efficiently debug protocol issues and analyze packet differences.
Privacy and Decentralisation with Multicast
Explore how multicast technology can revolutionize internet scalability, enhance privacy, and enable efficient group communication for decentralized systems and IoT applications.
Lightning Talks
A series of rapid-fire presentations on diverse tech topics, from hiring practices to security protocols, showcasing innovative ideas and sparking discussions in the open-source community.
New Phone, Who Dis - Human Authentication in the Digital Age
Explore digital identity verification systems, focusing on NSW's digital driver's license. Analyze authentication methods, compare physical and digital identities, and discuss trust implications for everyday life.
Securing Firmware - Secure and Trusted Boot in OpenBMC
Explore secure and trusted boot in OpenBMC, covering hardware root of trust, TPMs, keys, and signing while preserving user freedom to replace firmware securely.
Hacking Hardware for Hugs and Profit
Explore how a whimsical 'Hug Detecting' badge project evolved into a tool for managing social anxiety, covering hardware challenges, load testing, and unexpected outcomes in open-source development.
Building My Own Border Router - A WireGuard Love Story
Learn to build a custom border router using open-source components, enhance network security, and implement WireGuard VPN for improved performance and protection. Gain insights into advanced networking techniques and configurations.
Mathematics and Development of Fast TLS Handshakes
Explore fast TLS handshakes using modern cryptography algorithms, with benchmarks comparing Tempesta TLS to OpenSSL/Nginx, focusing on elliptic curve computations and security considerations.
The Privacy Aspect of TPM Attestation
Explore TPM2.0 remote attestation's privacy aspects, focusing on cryptographic trust measurement in digital systems and IoT platforms. Learn about TPM2 commands and data exchange for enhanced security.
TLSv1.3 from Scratch
Explore the development of a new TLSv1.3 stack from scratch, including design decisions, challenges, and implementation complexities. Learn about interoperability, testing, and pitfalls in protocol implementation.
Life Amongst the Authentica-ceans
Explore the history and future of authentication and IDM technologies, including opensource offerings and the introduction of Kanidm, a new IDM system adapting to changes in security.
Digital Sovereignty - We Need Devices We Truly Own More Than Ever
Exploring digital sovereignty and the need for truly owned devices in an era of geopolitical turmoil, emphasizing open-source solutions to maintain communication freedom.
Essential-8 Security in Practice with Kubernetes
Implementing Essential-8 security for large-scale data processing on Kubernetes. Balancing open-access needs with government security requirements. Covers infrastructure, deployments, network filtering, and incident response.
Veracruz - Privacy-Preserving Multiparty Computation Using Trusted Hardware
Explore privacy-preserving computation using secure enclaves, enabling secret data processing on untrusted hosts. Learn about Veracruz's implementation, security measures, and potential applications in multiparty scenarios.