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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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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 ...
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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 Security SE upgrade to the latest SE profile dashboard?
Stack Overflow recently migrated to a new profile dashboard. Are Security SE admins planning to upgrade as well?
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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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SSL certificate mismatch
As I was researching a security related topic I visited the Security part of Stack Exchange for the first time (via google) and was sent to the HTTPS version of the site. Seeing the mixed content ...
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Easter Egg: Can we onebox Tumblr in our chatroom?
Security Reactions is a picture blog that has become very popular in the sec.se community lately, it basically consists of a caption denoting a very common scenario for security professionals, and a ...
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Should we transcribe screenshots of text?
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How a public dns server could return wrong results
A good Samaritan user @Michael lovingly transcribed out the screenshot of a terminal in a suggested edit.
Certainly text in a ...
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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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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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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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Why do people post questions on here they can easily google an answer for?
I'm honestly being serious. It's just not on this forum either. Why do people put in the time and effort to post a question they can simply google the answer for? Posting their question on a forum ...
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