How to sign git commits with Yubikey

Introduction If you know what a Yubikey is, you may skip this section. Yubikey is quite expensive device that acts as a portable GPG key, it is considered secure because once the private GPG key is on the device, it can’t be extracted again (unless someone finds a way). You can import your own generated GPG keys or generate a new key-pair directly on Yubikey. Yubikey can do a lot more than holding a GPG key, It can do two-factor authentications with sites like Google, Github or Dropbox....

June 30, 2018 · 2 min · Denis Nuțiu

Angular HTTP Interceptors: What are they and how to use them

Photo by Tyler Milligan on Unsplash Hello, In this short article I will try to explain what is an HTTP interceptor and how to use it. My article is based on the Angular’s official documentation which I strongly recommend to take a look at, you can find it here: intercepting-requests-and-responses. In case you’re wondering, the contents of this article is valid for Angular 2, 4 and 6, which now is called Angular....

May 22, 2018 · 3 min · Denis Nuțiu

How to run your own OpenVPN server on a Raspberry PI

My Raspberry, serving as an OpenVPN server Hello everyone! In this short article I will explain how to setup your own VPN (Virtual Private Network) server on a Raspberry PI with OpenVPN. After we setup the server, we will setup an obfuscation server in order to disguise our traffic indicating that we’re using a VPN. This will help us evade some form of censorship. Why use a VPN? First, let’s talk about why you may want to use a VPN server:...

April 22, 2018 · 6 min · Denis Nuțiu

How to get started with FreeRTOS and ESP8266

Cover Photo by Matan Segev from PexelsCover Recently, I purchased a NodeMCU from AliExpress for about $4. The reason I did this was to find out what all the fuss is about with ESP8266. NodeMCU is an open source IoT platform. It includes firmware which runs on the ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC from Espressif Systems, and hardware which is based on the ESP-12 module. Source: ESP8266 Datasheet Compared to the Arduino UNO, my ESP8266 totally knocks it out of the park when it comes to CPU power and price....

February 3, 2018 · 5 min · Denis Nuțiu