Ramblings on IT and Security

Category: Cloud

How FIDO2 works, a technical deep dive

Earlier this year, I completed my bachelor thesis in Cybersecurity, diving into one of the most exciting developments in the world of authentication (well, that’s my personal opinion anyways), FIDO2 and Passkeys. My research focused on how passwordless authentication can reshape the way we secure digital identities, not only from a technical point of view, but also in terms of user experience, adoption , and the shift in mental models required to move beyond passwords.

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Fun with DNS records, DNSSEC and Apex domains

I’ve been in this industry for 30 somewhat years and luckily every now and than I still learn something new. As I stepped into this world of blogging, I decided to try out static websites instead of simply using WordPress. Must admit I had a little too much fun discovering how all this stuff actually works, diving into Git CI/CD pipelines, learning the markdown language, setting up an Azure static website and combining it all. No worries, over time I will share all I can, but for today I’m going to concentrate on name resolution, a.k.a. DNS.

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