Future Content

Here are some thoughts on future content I'd like to see on my site. Or, maybe some of these could be contributions to other projects (e.g. OWASP).

  • Solid release of Pipp 2
  • Version 3.0 of JavaScript hashing - I already have a lot towards this, e.g. utg-8 encoding. Also, a solid reference implementation of the back-end.
  • Building web application - information on how to do this well and securely. I have a lot of experience doing this from first principles; need to learn more about available frameworks (e.g. TurboGears).
  • General paper-based cipher solving suite - comprising the Vigenere and word pattern programs, and much more
  • Finish off the DNS guide - I have a good knowledge of DNS, but found writing this hard.
  • Python daemon module - I have a decent core for this
  • Fix the CRC library - not a lot of work needed for a C only interface
  • Expand RSA to include details of practical key management systems - SSH, SSL CAs, etc.
  • Master Mind - I have a working brute force computer player
  • Sudoku - I have some good steps towards a deductive solver, but there are already many of these.
  • aho-corasick implementation - I have a mostly working version in C
  • dice game - I have a partial implementation; with some improvement could start running models to determine best strategies for a computer player.
  • Better log processing. I think awstats will do most of this, but I will probably have some ideas to submit back to them as well.

General Ideas

find out about unpickle'ing insecurity - fix it!
Putty icons
client retry - does ie when a domain has two ips and one is down?
port scan web page - proxy stops
firefox wordwrap plain text
direct file sharing with both ends firewalled - perhaps suggest to g3 torrent
retrospective cddb
mad proxy thing on website to do mismatched hostname / IPs

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