Security on Ricky

I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server

Sat, 03 May 2025 11:24:00 +0800

I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server
What happens is, they receive the file, read the header that instructs them that it is a compressed file. So they try to decompress the 1MB file to find whatever content they are looking for. But the file expands, and expands, and expands, until they run out of memory and their server crashes. The 1MB file decompresses into a 1GB. This is more than enough to break most bots. However, for those pesky scripts that won’t stop, I serve them the 10MB file. This one decompresses into 10GB and instantly kills the script.

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:00 +0800

While searching for small tools today, I found they have built a bunch of open-source software for macOS, mostly related to privacy and security.

KnockKnock: See what background processes, daemons, launch items, kernel extensions, login items, browser plugins, and more are on your Mac. Much more detailed than “Login Items” (some software auto-starts in other ways).
LuLu: An open-source macOS network firewall that lets you control each application’s network connections in detail (similar to Hands Off!).

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:41:00 +0800

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