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(Avoid) implementing STARTTLS

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:37:57 +0100

(Avoid) Implementing STARTTLS

STARTTLS seems simple. It consists of a single message to switch to encryption. But as you zoom in, you start to see increasingly intricate issues that keep unfolding. It’s best to avoid it.

Sierpiński carpet. Infinite perimeter and zero area. Start with a square, split the square into 9 equal squares, remove the central square, and continue recursively.

Yet… someone needs it.

You start bargaining: You know that STARTTLS is a real-world attack target. And you know that it’s an easy target. You really want to avoid it. You try to make STARTTLS unattractive, convince your colleagues to repeat their talk about STARTTLS at FOSDEM’ 24, submit a follow-up talk to FOSDEM ‘25, too, and keep repeating that we should avoid it

The European Union must keep funding free software

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:37:57 +0200

The European Union must keep funding free software

Initially publishead by petites singularités. English translation provided by OW2.

If you want to sign the letter, please publish the letter on your website and complete the table ~~below~~ here.

Open Letter to the European Commission

Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI) programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade funding mechanism (see for example NLnet’s calls). This year, according to the Horizon Europe working draft detailing funding programmes for 2025, we notice that Next Generation Internet is not mentioned any more as part of Cluster 4.

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I’m Damian Poddebniak, a software engineer and IT security researcher who believes in free software, open access to knowledge, and a world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. I always enjoyed programming but fell in love with (the) Rust (community). Thus, expect to read a lot about Rust in this blog! However, I am also human and may write about other things.

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Hello, World!, again!

When asked for advice on what to do as a fresh Ph.D. student a few months ago, I said confidently: “Create a blog and publish regularly.” ¹ So… two and a half years, a move to Hamburg, an excursion as a cryptography engineer, and a few new hobbies later, here’s the next post!

Joking aside, the last blog post was crucial to me as it paved the way toward a grant from the NLnet Foundation! NLnet heavily contributes to an open information society and helps to fix the Internet. I recommend looking at what NLnet can do for you and thinking about what you can do for NLnet!

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I was recently reminded about Cunningham’s Law …

“The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.”

– Ward Cunningham

… and it made me think.

During my Ph.D. I used Obsidian, an app to write and cross-reference Markdown documents, to sort my thoughts. However, I didn’t share most of it and never discussed it with a broader audience.

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(Avoid) implementing STARTTLS

(Avoid) Implementing STARTTLS

Sierpiński carpet. Infinite perimeter and zero area. Start with a square, split the square into 9 equal squares, remove the central square, and continue recursively.

Yet… someone needs it.

The European Union must keep funding free software

The European Union must keep funding free software

Open Letter to the European Commission

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Hello, World!

Freelancing

A gentle introduction to IMAP

Hello, World!, again!

Type-Driven Development

Hello, World!

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