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This is not my account- everything is messed up- could a moderator please help
I am security_paranoid
security_paranoid is my only account. My name is Harvey.
But let me catch you up to speed.
A few days ago, I contacted StackExchange through their help centre, because I was ...
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Is a question about code to generate passphrase appropriate here?
There are a couple of passprase generators out there, but all (I have found) use English words to build the passphrase. I wrote one using German words. Is it appropriate to discuss this code here with ...
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What is the background of the Information security site logo
I was looking at the information security stack exchange site logo and thought it looks pretty cool and appropriate. I'm interested in how it was chosen, does it come from somewhere else or is it ...
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Google Cloud will soon be sponsoring Information Security Stack Exchange
We're excited to announce that Google Cloud will be sponsoring Information Security Stack Exchange beginning July 8th through September 30th. We wanted to give you a heads-up and walk you through what ...
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Will there be another moderator election in the foreseeable future?
So, I know that there are four moderators, and that one of these moderators were elected in the most recent election. I would I also like to say that I mean absolutely no offence in what I am asking, ...
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Empty edit in the suggested edit review queue
https://security.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/191692
I cannot find any differences in the renders, and the side-by-side markdown view just says "108 identical lines skipped" with ...
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Is it worth making a tag for [reproducible-builds]?
A search for "reproducible build" turns up 61 posts. Even if we discount some of the posts as questions and answers in the same thread, I think a reproducible-builds tag would be in the top ...
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US Government Security Compliance GSC Questions Answered Here?
Does this community answer questions about US Government Security Compliance (GSC)?
More specifically questions about the NISPOM, DD254s, STIG, SCAP, etc. If not, can someone recommend an alternate ...
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A complaint of over-moderation
I'd like to complain about my question and its self answer.
Another member has probably mistaken my answer as an expansion of the question, probably because it began with "a bit of context". ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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How can I get a post to be undeleted once I've fixed the issues?
My post on ABAC adoption was deleted with an hour of my posting it. The moderator claimed it missed the point of the question so I reworked it to be clearer. The post is factual and the area is one I'...
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Why my question was moved to another stackexchange site?
My question was about Bitlocker and therefore ultimately was about disk encryption. But my question was moved to superuser.com for reason of "Not suitable for this site".
Isn't disk ...
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Can mods delete answers simply because they dislike the contents?
A mod recently deleted my answer with the following comment:
This doesn't answer the question. It's an arbitrary list of what you do and an overly paranoid statement without definition
While it’s ...
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Should we do "Is X secure for Y"-questions?
We from time to time get questions such as this, which essentially asks if some very specific action is secure for some very specific circumstance. It's not very likely to help future readers much; it'...
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My question was closed but I think it was on-topic (Perhaps because there is no IT asset being protected?)
This is my question: Can the IBAN of the initiator of a SEPA direct debit be faked?.
I don't really mind it getting closed I just want to understand why it was closed. So I won't do the same mistake ...