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Announcing restic-PyBM v0.1

Feb 7, 2021 0 Comments

A Python 3 wrapper to manage restic repositories and monitor them with Nagios-compliant outputs, created by yours truly.

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Some notes on a privacy-minded Pi-Hole deployment

Dec 21, 2020 0 Comments

Pi-Hole is an excellent solution to block ads, trackers and malware network-wide at the DNS level. With a few tweaks, it can be a great asset for privacy on the…

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unbound DNS-over-TLS forwarding server on Debian Buster

Dec 4, 2020 0 Comments

Setting up unbound is simple. Getting it to work on Debian Buster with DNS-over-TLS is no rocket science either but does require some fine-tuning explained in this article.

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Site-to-site OpenVPN in unprivileged containers on Proxmox VE 5

Oct 24, 2018 0 Comments

This article covers the specifics of getting OpenVPN to work on unprivileged containers with Proxmox VE 5.2 and the configuration specifics for a site-to-site link.

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CTFd on Ubuntu 18.04

Oct 23, 2018 0 Comments

CTFd is a nice and easy to use CTF management platform based on Python. This article gives a straight guide for quick deployment on a bare Ubuntu 18.04 VM/Container, in…

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Splitting the IPS from the routing function with pfSense

Feb 22, 2018 0 Comments

Following performance issues with my all-in-one IPS/Router setup on my home network, I decided to split it between a pfSense-based IPS and a Linux-based router. This article explains why I…

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Icinga 2 with InfluxDB & Grafana on CentOS 7

Aug 16, 2017 0 Comments

Icinga started out as a Nagios refactor. It has now become so much more, and is a pretty solid tool to monitor efficiently an heterogeneous system with minimal effort. Along…

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Isolation Access Point with CentOS 7

Nov 27, 2016 0 Comments

If you read this, you've probably been there: you're the family's IT guy, and every now and then you fix a computer. Potentially full of malware and other nasty stuff.…

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Setting up the Suricata IDPS

Nov 27, 2016 0 Comments

Firewalls are a good thing, but they're not enough anymore. Ports don't define traffic anymore, we must have a look at the applicative level to enforce policies and block malicious…

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Where are you hidden, hotel access point ?!

Oct 19, 2016 0 Comments

While staying at an hotel for Hack.lu 2016, I stumbled upon a weird WiFi setup, that lead to weirder discoveries. Or, how an innocent and pragmatic setup can actually be…

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On days, I’m a dazzling System Engineer that designs devices and systems like there is no tomorrow.  Or, I’m on holidays, I frantically drink beers and learn about stuff.

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Recent Posts

  • Announcing restic-PyBM v0.1
  • Yubikey & Raspberry Pi based 2-tier CA with step-ca
  • Some notes on a privacy-minded Pi-Hole deployment
  • unbound DNS-over-TLS forwarding server on Debian Buster
  • recoll: Going paperless without getting moneyless

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    Computer networks Information security

    Some notes on a privacy-minded Pi-Hole deployment

    Computer networks Home server Information security

    unbound DNS-over-TLS forwarding server on Debian Buster

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