Author Archives: samurai

About samurai

I like computers... A lot. So I tend to spend a lot of time doing varied things with them. Often you'll find me playing with Python or PHP, fighting with operating systems, ranting about some off-the-wall concept, or preparing for zombies.

The psych0tik domain parking host

Posted on January 20, 2017 by samurai

Over the years we at the psych0tik network have amassed a number of domains.  Some of these, such as proxyElite.net or samurainet.org, were previously used to provide our services, while other domains have never seen real use.  Like the proper … Continue reading →

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Automating Security Analysis

Posted on December 27, 2016 by samurai

A few months ago I began working on a short paper to generate CPEs used for renewing my GIAC/SANS certifications. With few requirements around what the content or format of the paper had to be, this left me opened to writing about something I truly enjoy – automation. Continue reading →

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QuickBlog: Trac, SVN, Python and threads

Posted on February 10, 2015 by samurai

It’s been a long time since I’ve done any reasonable blogging.  Between work and life, my plate has be been full and the last thing on my list usually is “write a blog about stuff you’ve done.”  More times than … Continue reading →

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IRC Upgrades (and downtime) … [and other issues]

Posted on May 5, 2013 by samurai

The IRC has been a bit dodgy the week due to some updates we’ve been working to push out.  As part of our irregular upgrade cycles, I’ve been working on getting Storm re-built and back online.  A large part of … Continue reading →

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A look at PHP session write locks

Posted on December 23, 2012 by samurai

Recently, I was working on a web application in which we were passing PHP session IDs around to emulate users.  As a result, the app experienced severe slowness on page load as well as in a few other places.  Upon … Continue reading →

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DefCon XX

Posted on August 12, 2012 by samurai

This year’s DefCon may have been the most anticipated for me yet and it certainly lived up to expectations.  For the last few years, we’ve discussed the possibility of a psych0tik meet-up at DefCon, and with a little bit of … Continue reading →

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