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`

Soatok Dreamseeker @soatok@furry.engineer

2/18/2026, 2:30:45 PM

Public

Oof. Big oof.

https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/02/18/carelessness-versus-craftsmanship-in-cryptography/

Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography

Two popular AES libraries (aes-js and pyaes) provide dangerous default IVs that lead to key/IV reuse vulnerabilities affecting thousands of projects. One maintainer dismissed the issue, while strongSwan’s maintainer exemplified proper security response by comprehensively fixing the vulnerability in their VPN management tool.

blog.trailofbits.com · The Trail of Bits Blog

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jcoglan @jcoglan@mastodon.social

2/18/2026, 2:37:55 PM

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RE: https://furry.engineer/@soatok/116092111810620052

"Two popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API" nope. nope nope nope

this isn't a "this is suboptimal" problem this is a "the encryption is completely pointless" problem