HackIt server nearly ready

Ryangrsecurity, hackit, linux, Server

I spent the last few days fine tuning the HackIt server I mentioned last week. After lots of thought on how I was going to punch holes into the security, I decided on a different approach. Since in the past contests I always found it fustrating to see people with high skills trying out stuff I would never have dreamed of, and in the end to get beaten by people who by sheer luck tried out the right thing at the right time … I decided to minimize the “luck” factor of the contest by not putting any holes in the server on purpose.

What I am going to do is not update any of the packages any more from now on. I’m doing an update right now as I post this, and from here on no more updates. There will also be no updates or changes to the RBAC system. The only changes I will be making to the box from now on, are if it breaks and needs to be fixed.
-> The box will be shamelessly neglected, waiting to be owned.

If nothing strange pops up tonight, I will be posting information about the contest tomorrow in the buha forum, here and a few other places …

“Fuck Fiat” strange stuff floating around the internet

Ryanbrazil, fiat, whois

I just saw this over at Photoshopdisasters and had to share it with y’all. It is a legitimate website, no hoax.

Original Page: http://www.fiatfuck.com.br/

Seems that ether the town is called “Fuck”. or the majority of the peoples last names in the town are. Now, as if that wasn’t bad enough have a look at the whois entry … the person responsible for the domain. That pool girl must have had a hard time going through school with that name.

[Work in progress] HackIt Server

Ryan1 Comment on [Work in progress] HackIt Servergrsecurity, hackit, hardening, linux, Server, vmware

The last HackIt I set up was a few years ago, so I decided to have a go at it again. As before it will be a Linux server. And I will also have some fun with grsecurity kernel patches (including the additional Role-Based Access Control system). So nothing new up to here. I’m also going to be using most of the features I used back then too (like “trusted path execution” and no outgoing/server sockets for users, …)
Last time it was separate hardware on my little DSL line (meaning back then all users had to share a 128kbit upstream). This time it will be a vmware box on a 100Mbit Internet connection and it’s own IP, so no more worry about laggy ssh sessions.

I’ll post more details as soon as this gets more “ready-for-release”. Right now I’m still hardening the box, I still haven’t decided on which holes I’m going to build into it to make it a “HackIt”.

New theme, new pictures

RyanCam, climbing, Foto, Games Convention, Helmet Camera, indoor climbing, Klettern, Theme

I finally got done getting the new theme adjusted to the site. To make life easier I added the links to the gallery as a separate page, will save me the trouble of customizing the whole thing again the next time I change themes.

While I was at it a updated my gallery with the pictures I shot at the Games Convention in Leipzig this year. A few thumbnails from the gallery …

Any while I’m at it, I totally forgot to mention our last adventure with my helmet camera. We took a few videos while climbing indoors, and out came a 18 min. clip. Next time we do this, I promise it will be more interesting 😉


Online Flash Version (320×240) downloadable .avi (640×480, ca. 280MB)

Cookies Recipe

Ryan1 Comment on Cookies RecipeChocholate Chip Cookies, Kekse, Recipie, Rezept

 

Tja, englische Rezepte für Chocolate-Chip-Cookies gibt es wie Sand am Meer, aber deutsche Rezepte sucht man eher vergeblich. Das ganze einfach zu konvertieren ist auch nicht so trivial. Abgesehen von die Verfügbarkeit von verschiedenen Zutaten, benutzen die Amis einen Volumen-Maßeinheit beim Backen während die Deutschen ein Gewicht-Maßeinheit benutzen. Nach viel herumprobieren und mischen von Ideen von andere Rezepte habe ich folgendes Rezept ausgearbeitet. So müssen C’Chip-Cookies sein 😉

Tipps für die Zutaten:
Für die Schokoladestücke nehme ich die “Moser Roth” Schokolade von Aldi: schmeckt gut, lässt sich gut in kleine Stücke kleinschneiden, gute Eigenschaften beim Backen.
Brauner Zucker bekommt man inzwischen in fast jeden Supermarkt, wobei echtes Rohrzucker vorzuziehen ist gegenüber Rübenzucker.

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425g Mehl
2 Teelöffel Backpulver
1 Teelöffel Salz

Trockene Zutaten miteinander mischen und beiseite stellen.

300g brauner (Rohr-)Zucker
1 Pkg. Vanillzucker
250g Butter (weich) 

in einer großen Schüssel cremig schlagen.

2 Eier 

einzeln zugeben und jedes Mal gut unterrühren.

300g Schokoladestücke (zartbitter)

Die Mehlmischung portionsweise untermengen, dann Schokostückchen zufügen.
Variation: 1/3 der Schokostücke durch Karamelstücke, Nüsse, o.Ä. ersetzen.

Jeweils 1 gehäuften Teelöffel Teig auf das Backpapier setzen (ca. 12 Kekse pro Blech). Kekse bei 180°C ca. 12-14 Minuten backen. Weitere 5 Minuten auf dem Blech liegen lassen, dann auf einem Kuchengitter auskühlen lassen (Keks sind noch ein wenig weich). Nachdem die Kekse abgekühlt sind, werden sie auch fest genug zum essen.