embedded

dump supermicro stuff

 code, embedded, ipmi, python  Comments Off on dump supermicro stuff
Jan 252014
 

A trivial utility to dump password/account information from a special file found on a SM BMC (see this R7 post about the PSBlock file.) (Later edit – put a new version on github that fixes a bug) #!/usr/bin/env python # usage: $0 file # # (try to) Dump out passwords/accounts from a SM binary file; # usually this is in /conf or /vm on the BMC, and goes by […]

 Posted by at 2:32 pm on January 25, 2014

The infamous Daryl, er, Cipher Zero

 embedded, ipmi, security  Comments Off on The infamous Daryl, er, Cipher Zero
Feb 222013
 
The infamous Daryl, er, Cipher Zero

Now, a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you’re only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you’re sure to find some of them. […]

In logs we trust

 cars, data, embedded, forensics, government, science, security, tech  Comments Off on In logs we trust
Feb 152013
 
In logs we trust

It’s a mess. The NYT wrote a fairly scathing review of the new Tesla roadster, and Tesla fires back (summary here).  Both sides have – or feel that they have – a lot at stake here.  It would appear that there’s simply no way of telling who is telling the truth, since the system that generates the Tesla data is proprietary and who in the hell knows how it […]

Darpa, redux, redux, reduxxx

 DARPA, embedded, fast track, government, ipmi, security, tech, work  Comments Off on Darpa, redux, redux, reduxxx
Feb 122013
 

I’d been asked about my 2nd CFT proposal… here it is, in all it’s wordy glory: darpa-reduxxx.   Thanks as always to the DARPAnians and Mudge for the opportunity. Thanks to my IPMI paper sucking my life away I’m behind schedule, but it was always an excuse to play with and understand the tech, not make money.  Well, it’s not like I’m a monk, I like money, but there […]