This channel gathers together all the information published on the Minstrel's Showcase. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/ The Minstrel's Showcase - a dumping ground for technical papers and other bits and pieces from the mind of the Minstrel. Last updated 08-Apr-2008 to remove links to SETI@Home and Rosetta@Home (no longer contributing). https://www.minstrel.org.uk/ Index of papers and technical articles written by the Minstrel for public consumption. Last updated: 10-Dec-2007. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/ Michelle - a silly but rather addictive game knocked up whilst at University, and now resurrected for your enjoyment on the Web https://www.minstrel.org.uk/michelle/ Details of my involvement as a Notary for the Thawte Web of Trust, along with advice to newcomers to the scheme https://www.minstrel.org.uk/thawte.html Frequently Asked Questions about the Thawte Web of Trust and how it works. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/wot-faq/ A variety of solutions to the popular problem of chroot-ing users for SFTP - index page. Last updated 14 May 2016 to add a comment regarding a modification to sftp-server.c for OpenSSH 6.1. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/sftp/ Now that OpenSSH (version 4.9 upwards) has built-in chroot support that can enable an SFTP-only environment, I've migrated to that solution instead. Here's a description of how to configure OpenSSH to do this. Current version of OpenSSH: 5.2. Last updated 23 February 2009 for OpenSSH 5.2. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/sftp/builtin/ Finally, I've found a way to configure SSH/SFTP for Web hosting users exactly the way I want it, with minimum maintenance and maximum restriction. Here's how I did it. Current version of OpenSSH: 4.7. Last updated 22 July 2008 to split the page in a more sensible way. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/sftp/openssh4/ Finally, I've found a way to configure SSH/SFTP for Web hosting users exactly the way I want it, with minimum maintenance and maximum restriction. Here's how I did it. Current version of OpenSSH: 5.2. Last updated 23 February 2009 to account for OpenSSH 5.2. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/sftp/openssh5/ Security notes and FAQ relating to the chroot'd SFTP setup, following a vast amount of feedback from people that have implemented my approach. Last updated 22 April 2008 to include recommendations about AllowTcpForwarding sshd_config option. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/sftp/faq.html I was recently asked to build a handheld wireless scanning device - this is a full breakdown of what I did. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/zaurus/ A small article I wrote a few years ago to educate some concerned netizens on the subject of cookies - what are these little files, how do they work, what are the different types, and should you be worried about your privacy? Last updated: 10-Dec-2007. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/cookies.html A small article I wrote a few years ago to educate some concerned netizens on the subject of cookies - what are these little files, how do they work, what are the different types, and should you be worried about your privacy? Plain text version. Last updated: 10-Dec-2007. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/cookies.txt The DTI has released a consultation document regarding the UK implementation of the 'ENUM' concept. The idea is to allow DNS to support telephone number lookups, returning e-mail addresses and other electronic information. Would you be happy for online information to be available to anyone that has your telephone number? Or, conversely, to be able to obtain your telephone number from your e-mail address? I put this paper together as a discussion point for those interested. Last updated: 10-Dec-2007. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/enum-discussion.pdf A series of semi-technical articles for the layman, dealing with security issues for the average Internet user. Many of these articles were generated from my responses to questions on online discussion groups; others were written from scratch. Last updated: 10-Dec-2007. https://www.minstrel.org.uk/papers/pc-security/