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SoapUI Authorization Settings present although disabled

January 19, 2019 by Tobey Leave a Comment
SoapUI

Issue: Another bug in SoapUI might alter the security configuration of sent SOAP Requests. This may result in broken or discarded requests. This issue can be reproduced in SoapUI 5.4.0 and 5.2.1. I have not tested other versions but I’m quite certain this problem exists in all of them. SoapUI features a dedicated “Auth” button … [Read more…]

Posted in: Professional, Security Tagged: Bug, SoapUI, Software, Webservice

Undo OneNote 2016 replacement by OneNote App

September 12, 2018 by Tobey Leave a Comment
OneNote

Issue: I’m an Office 365 subscriber and my OneNote 2016 is suddenly deinstalled, replaced with the OneNote App. How can I undo this? I was quite confused, when OneNote 2016 was suddenly gone. Searching for it in Windows only reveals the OneNote App (which I do not like). As I had no intention in configuring and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Tips && Tricks Tagged: App, Microsoft, Office

Benchmark Intel CPU 8700k vs. 3570k

April 5, 2018 by Tobey 2 Comments
Intel

Issue: What is the performance difference between an older i5 and a new i7 CPU, especially the i5-3570k and the i7-8700k? As I engage in several digital activities which require a lot of processing power, I found myself wondering if a new CPU would benefit these endeavours. There isn’t much information on a comparison between the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer Tagged: Benchmark, CPU, Hardware

Websites not loading while using a VPN connection

July 29, 2017 by Tobey Leave a Comment
OpenVPN

Issue: I am connected to a VPN and (some) websites cannot be accessed while a working internet connection is established. A few weeks ago I attended DevOpsCon 2017 in Berlin. The conference has been quite interesting, but lacked in organisation and preparations. Some WLAN access points have been established where two SSIDs were given – one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Tips && Tricks Tagged: Software, VPN

MITM a Sony HT-XT2 to analyse update failures

March 11, 2017 by Tobey Leave a Comment
Wireshark

Issue: My Sony HT-XT2 cannot be updated via internet, due to a communication error with the server – how can I MITM the connection to analyse the issue? Recently I bought a soundbar like gadget from Sony, the HT-XT2. After setting it up I tried to update the firmware via internet – the HT-XT2 can be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Security Tagged: Hacking, Proxy, Software

Login to Snapchat on rooted Android devices using Bluestacks

December 2, 2016 by Tobey 14 Comments
Snapchat

Issue: How can I restore my login to the Snapchat app on a rooted Android device using the Bluestacks application? There is quite some confusion about the Snapchat app and it’s login on a rooted Android device. A lot of the time people online claim the Xposed framework is the culprit – after deinstalling this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Tips && Tricks Tagged: Android, App, Software

Add basic authentication / password to OpenVPN certificate

October 24, 2016 by Tobey 2 Comments
OpenVPN

Issue: How can I add basic authentication / password to my OpenVPN connection featuring certificates? There are quite a lot of tutorials on how to set up your own VPN server. An excellent tutorial has been published by DigitalOcean. However this (and nearly every other) tutorial feature a secure connection by either certificates or user … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Professional, Security Tagged: Certificate, Software, VPN

Fix Python error during Let’s Encrypt certificate renewal

July 14, 2016 by Tobey Leave a Comment
Let's Encrypt

Issue: How can I fix the appearing python error while renewing a Let’s Encrypt certificate? As you may have noticed, this blog features a Let’s Encrypt certificate. Let’s Encrypt only allows certificates to be authorized for up to 3 months. While this isn’t that big of a problem for most users (you can renew the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Consumer, Tips && Tricks Tagged: Certificate, Python

[Deprecated] Automatically load all videos in a YouTube channel using JavaScript

June 8, 2016 by Tobey 11 Comments

Issue: How can I use JavaScript to click the Load More button on a YouTube channel automatically? As stated in the comments YouTube switched it’s approach to loading videos, so this script is deprecated. This issue is rather a proof-of-concept and result of my curiosity than a real useful hint. As I was watching a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Automation, Consumer, Tips && Tricks Tagged: JavaScript, Script, YouTube

SSL-Webservice Requests With Proxy Authentication In SoapUI

March 5, 2016 by Tobey Leave a Comment
SoapUI

Issue: How can I send a webservice request over SSL in SoapUI with basic proxy authentication? A few days ago I was confronted with a rather simple challenge: sending a request to an HTTPS webservice with SoapUI by SmartBear. But as you might have guessed, there’s a catch. While I’m inside the company network, my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Professional, Security Tagged: Bug, Proxy, SoapUI, Software, Webservice
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