How Elliptic Curve Cryptography Works
I remember learning about RSA and Diffie-Hellman back when I was doing my computer science degree. But Elliptic Curve Cryptography is very common these days....
Recent Posts
Spooky CTF 2025 Writeup
This was our second year taking part in Spooky CTF. It had a great set of challenges, and we managed to get all but one of them. The team placed 3rd overall!
Hack The Box - October Writeup
After the medium-level Querier machine, I wanted to have a go at a medium-level Linux box. After a quick look, and since it was the month of October when I g...
Hack The Boo 2025 Writeup
Hack The Boo has become a favourite CTF every year in October. This year did not disappoint.
Hack The Box - Querier Writeup
I finally decided to step up and do a “medium” level machine on Hack The Box, and I decided to do it on “hard mode” and tackle a Windows one 😅
Holmes CTF 2025 - Writeups
The Holmes CTF by Hack The Box was a new experience for us. It was a “Blue Team” CTF, with the challenges mainly involving forensics. Each of the challenges ...
HTB Machine - Nocturnal Writeup
The Nocturnal machine on Hack The Box has a rating of “easy” and is a Linux server. Although it wasn’t too difficult, I definitely got stuck in a couple of p...
My First Certification
Today I got my first cybersecurity certification: the Hack The Box Certified Bug Bounty Hunter (CBBH)!
Hacking Log – File Uploads, SSRF, and Template Injection
The last few weeks have been busy with some non-hacking stuff, but there are still some interesting bits and pieces worth noting.
Hacking Log – Skills, Bypasses, Discouragement, Tenacity
Over the last couple of weeks my focus has been on training. I have significant technical experience, mainly with programming. I’ve gained quite a bit of sec...
Hack The Box – Underpass Writeup
I’ve been doing some Hack The Box machines, and recently tackled Underpass. It is listed as “Easy”, but it helped to reinforce some basic skills.
Hack The Boo 2023 – Writeups
Some writeups for this year’s Hack The Boo competition. Thanks to the organizers at HTB for a great event!