Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Ken Milmore @kbm0@mastodon.social

12/5/2025, 12:06:37 AM

Quiet public

@mcc @Leszek_Karlik With the web and TLS we seem to have got used to first authenticating the server with a certificate chain and then the client with a plain text password sent over the encrypted link. But it need not be like that. SRP for example doesn't send a password in either direction. The only thing it seems to be used for though, is iSCSI, which is a shame.

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

12/5/2025, 12:09:21 AM

Quiet public

@kbm0Ken Milmore @Leszek_Karlik yeah uh https://mastodon.social/@mcc/115664012901718702

(i often wonder if the reason SRP never got adopted is because it was too nerdy, or because of the Stanford patent issue? I think an SRP extension got approved for HTTPS at some point but it was never implemented anywhere…)

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