HLRL: DRAM Hardware Misbehavior and Security
From the HoffmanLabs Reading List (HLRL), the downside of the ever-increasing DRAM density, and the lack of ubiquitous EDC support.read more
View ArticleVMSSIR: Some LIB$TABLE_PARSE Limitations, and an RMS Limit
After having some fun with the OpenVMS LIB$TABLE_PARSE (née LIB$TPARSE) finite-state parser leading to some thoughts on what is available, and why I'd also consider other tools and other...
View ArticleCredit Cards, Signatures and PINs
I'd been wondering why the current credit card CHIP EMV migration in the US has largely headed toward CHIP-and-signature, and not CHIP-and-PIN. Turns out, there's a pretty good reason…read more
View ArticleHLRL: Overview of Changes in Security Exploitation, Vulnerabilities
From the HoffmanLabs Reading List (HLRL), an overview on how attacks and defenses have evolved in computer security.read more
View ArticleUndocumented arguments on DCL f$file_attributes lexical
Various arguments to the OpenVMS DCL f$file_attributes lexical function are not documented.read more
View ArticleBad Commands and Pondering File Parsing
File parsing and file magic is an interesting and complex topic, and that's before considering security and fuzzing...read more
View ArticleStartup Templates, Docs, Features: Work Needed
Been spending some time looking at the sad state of the OpenVMS template files — the DCL intended to help an administrator get OpenVMS going…read more
View ArticleThe "New" EFI Boot Menu
I'm sure somebody thought the following was an acceptable user interface. It shipped, after all. (C) Copyright 1996-2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Note, menu interfaces might only...
View ArticleWhy dependencies are an increasing problem on OpenVMS Open Source
Found a BSD-licensed replacement for GNU readline which looked like it might be useful on OpenVMS: linenoise-ng.read more
View ArticleAlpha back in the Top 500 supercomputers?
An Alpha was back in the Top 500 list, in this millennium?read more
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