code, DARPA, dtrace, forensics, mac, security

Software tracing on the mac

March 11, 2026

There are two types of people in the world… those who love strace (and ltrace!) and the other 99.999% of people who have never heard of strace. This is for...

dinosaurs, mac, security, tech

if you’re feeling (digitally) suicidal….

February 22, 2014

… here’s how to decrease the security of your mac…. It was one of those situations that are hard to explain, but I wanted to execute an X program on...

code, mac, tech

OMG, finally!

February 18, 2013

I’ve waited for a over a decade, but finally – per process packet tracing on the mac (mountain lion.) For example, finding out the traffic that a python script sends...

dinosaur, mac, security, tech

looking for a good man(1)

January 15, 2012

I like documentation.   Programs should have it.  But on the heels of the man path thing I did some more looking on my  Snow Leopard System. Finding all the SUID files...

code, dinosaur, mac, security, tech

walk like a /usr/bin/man

January 14, 2012

Sometime, probably in the paleozoic era, I wrote a little perl script I just came across again.  At the time  I was frustrated by commands in /bin or /usr/bin not...

code, mac, security, tech

getting password hash on OS-X

January 14, 2012

I keep having to look this up… so here’s a perl script (click to DL below). Also prints out some other stuff I keep forgetting how to get. Also does...