Privacy
8 articles filed under privacy.
- How to make a strong password: length, characters and entropy A strong password is one that was generated, not invented. How length and character sets turn into entropy, how long a password should be, and which characters to leave out. Practice
- Static vs dynamic QR codes, and how to make one that scans A static QR code holds your link itself and never expires; a dynamic one routes every scan through someone else. Which to use, what a QR code can hold, and how colour, size and contrast decide whether it scans. Practice
- What is a phishing link? How to check before you click A phishing link imitates a service you trust in order to take your credentials. The signs worth checking, in order, and why a genuine one-time secret link trips some of the same alarms. Practice
- How to share a WiFi password (and when not to) The fastest way to share a WiFi password depends on whether the person is standing next to you. Phone-to-phone sharing, guest networks, finding a password you have forgotten, and what to do for someone remote. Practice
- How to share credentials with contractors Contractors sit outside your password manager and their access has an end date. A practical process for granting, handing over and revoking credentials. Practice
- The best ways to share passwords securely A ranked, honest guide to sharing passwords with colleagues and clients: what to use for ongoing access, what to use for a one-off handover, and what to stop doing. Concepts
- Why there is no account, and what we give up for it No login means no audit trail, no revocation list and no delivery confirmation. That trade is deliberate. Product
- Deleting is not the same as forgetting A row disappearing from a table is the easy part. Backups, replicas and write-ahead logs are where permanent deletion usually turns out to be a figure of speech. Engineering