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Add security.txt To Your Websites

Security.txt is an internet draft aiming to offer a common way of sharing contact information that can be used by security researchers to report security issues or vulnerabilities.

2 min read Jul 11, 2021

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Exploring Stockholm: Vaxholm

Ahmed Musaad

I moved to Stockholm almost 15 months ago looking for a more active life and better social circle. Little did I know that I will be working from home for more than a year. Now that I am fully vaccinated, I can finally start exploring this wonderful city.

3 min read Jul 11, 2021

HOWTOs public

Self-Host PixelFed

Ahmed Musaad

PixelFed is a free and ethical photo sharing platform. It has awesome features and can be a great option for those looking for a self-hosted photo sharing platform. This post outlines the installation and configuration process, so you could have your instance.

6 min read Jul 9, 2021

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Configure Secure Custom Domains on Okta

Ahmed Musaad

By default, Okta tenants use a subdomain under an Okta-owned domain name, which might not the best URL for multiple reasons. In this blog post, I go through the process of configuring a custom subdomain for your tenant and how to acquire a TLS certificate to secure said domain.

4 min read Jul 6, 2021

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Attack Surface Analyzer

Ahmed Musaad

Microsoft's Attack Surface Analyzer runs pretty smoothly and is super easy to use. It can be a true asset for people trying to understand the inner workings of applications or tools before introducing them into production environments. Definitely worth a try.

2 min read Jun 25, 2021

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It's Midsummer Time

Ahmed Musaad

Swedish Midsummer is an interesting holiday, it can be a bit confusing for immigrants at first, but it grows on you. The holiday offers a chill way to celebrate the start of summer, vacations and moderately good weather.

1 min read Jun 25, 2021

Reviews public

Semgrep, A SAST Tool

Ahmed Musaad

I came upon Semgrep while doing a code review and was seriously impressed by the ease of use, language support, and community rule sets. If you are looking for a decent open source SAST tool to aid your code reviews, look no further.

1 min read Jun 16, 2021

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DumpMe Challenge

Ahmed Musaad

It's been a while since I last solved one of the CyberDefenders challenges so when I saw they published a new forensics challenge I had to jump on it and learn new stuff. Here is a rough write-up of how I worked my way through it.

3 min read Jun 4, 2021

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AWS Certified Security Speciality

Ahmed Musaad

I have been learning about AWS and its security services for about a year or so and last week I took the security speciality exam in an attempt to validate my knowledge on the topic and also more of a personal challenge.

3 min read May 1, 2021

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My First AWS GameDay

Ahmed Musaad

AWS Game Day is by all counts a highly informative, enjoyable, and challenging game. I learned a lot, had my skills challenged, and most-importantly had fun working with my teammates under the pressure of limited time. If you want to learn more about AWS services, this is a fun way of doing that.

2 min read Apr 22, 2021

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I Hate Hot Weather

Ahmed Musaad

Sitting in my living room, taking a break from studying for an upcoming AWS exam and writing this blog post to rant about how much I hate hot weather which isn't exactly an informative topic but hey, that's what rants are for, aren't they?

2 min read Apr 20, 2021

HOWTOs public

Extract All Senders From Apple Mail

Ahmed Musaad

Trying to get a list of all email addresses that sent you emails since you created your email address? Well, it's your lucky day, this tip might save you few minutes if you use macOS and the default Mail app.

1 min read Apr 16, 2021