Notices by Jernej Simončič � (jernej__s@infosec.exchange), page 3

@hannah How much nicer those Persians look compared to the modern ones…

@soatok I'm running a few mail servers, and I had to set up explicit TLS for some destinations (basically, refuse unencrypted connections when delivering to specific domains; apparently that's deemed secure enough in some circles).
Had a funny anecdote, too – Let's Encrypt switched to ec certificates, which caused postfix to automatically disable some older encryption types, and suddenly one of those servers couldn't deliver to my client any more, because they were still running Exchange 2016 which does not support TLS 1.3…

@peter With alt-text:

@simontatham It's OpenVPN using the service (config-auto) to establish VPN connection. For most users I don't bother setting up an option to stop the service, only for those that also need other VPNs, as there have been conflicts when multiple VPN connections were running (I do this with a script that adjusts permissions on OpenVPNService to allow regular users to start and stop it, and then places icons to do that on the Desktop).

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@jernej__s/115793506457095282

@GossiTheDog Too late:

@thomasfuchs @foone Go for obscure: UBS 3.0 mini-B!

@thomasfuchs If this was AI-upscaled, it basically redrew most of the comic, including moving the panel positions, replaced the font and added text on the booklet in the last panel.

@thomasfuchs Are you sure the right one is just an AI upscale? The artwork is quite different between both.

@whitequark Hell, I remember when CryptoLocker was new, and people were saying how helpful their service was compared to legit businesses…

@thomasfuchs Probably thanks to MPEG-LA's licensing.
Remember that the original Xbox didn't support DVD playing unless you bought a special remote – this way MS only had to pay royalties for users that explicitly wanted to watch DVDs.

@thomasfuchs Also, looking at that laptop – does that already have UEFI? HP was one of the really early adopters in their business laptops.

@thomasfuchs Which CPU does it have? I bought my first laptop (Acer TravelMate 4272WLMi) a few months before Vista release, it had a Core Duo T2300, 1 GB RAM and 100 GB HDD (and a Vista-ready sticker).

@thomasfuchs That's a big drive for an XP-era laptop :)

@thomasfuchs Why not Turbo then? :)

@thomasfuchs It works if you use a 3rd party interface (https://phanpy.social/ works, though it apparently can't do replies and quotes at the same time).

@elduvelle @catsalad Found a slightly nicer version:

@fmarini @thomasfuchs Yeah, even Windows 10 Start Menu was noticeably slower to open than 3rd party alternatives, and 11 made it way worse (lost count how many times I've seen it open only to show a version number in the corner, but no content for 5-10 seconds).

@whitequark @natkr Reminds me of buying codesigning certificates from Globalsign and Comodo. Both ignored the government-issued ids (including a certificate issued by the state CA), and instead required me to provide a bank statement and some bills in my name (for Comodo I even had to have them notarised); as all of my statements and bills have been digital for close to two decades (and digital bills were not considered trustworthy, despite having a digital signature), I simply printed them on a colour laser printer, then photocopied them and notarised the copy.

@thomasfuchs That's supposed to be implemented in the future.

@thomasfuchs It works the other way around, too – click quote, find the post you want to reply to and click Reply.