soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Built something I’ve wanted for a while...
An open-source Docker container that makes running a Tor relay actually simple and reliable.
One command. Self-healing. Multi-arch. Runs everywhere from Raspberry Pi
to VPS 
🔗 https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay
If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🧱 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others discover it
Maintaining this in my free time, donation info’s in the README (and please support @torproject, @eff and @privacyguides too).
Protecting privacy, one relay at a time
✨
#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec
The Net-NTLMv1 Rainbow Table is now complete and ready to share!
#InfoCon hosts several tables, as well as word lists, old school style.
Check out https://infocon.org/ for the torrent files.
#InfoSec #Hacking
onion-relay v2.0.0 is out, and it's been a long road from v0.0.1 ⬇️
ℹ️ What started as "one command to run a relay" is now a hardened, production-tested AIO stack: guard, exit, and bridge (obfs4) in a 16.8 MB image.
What's new in v2.0.0:
🩺 health + status tools now expose build_version & config_source
⚡ healthcheck.sh fails fast on missing/empty torrc
🔒 DirPort now defaults to 0 (disabled) in ENV-generated configs
What the project has grown into since launch:
🔑 Happy Family support (Tor 0.4.9+ FamilyId, 🪦 RIP MyFamily lists)
🧰 6 busybox only diagnostic tools
🌍 Battle-tested across 10+ countries: https://relays.brokenbotnet.com
🔐 35+ security fixes, CVE coverage, weekly automated rebuilds
🐋 Works with Docker CLI, Compose, Cosmos Cloud & Portainer
https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay
If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🥢 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others find it
Still maintaining this in my free time, donation info
in the README. And please support @torproject
@eff and @privacyguides too.
Protecting privacy, one relay at a time
✨
#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec
📜 Scrolls volume 32 is out! Go check it out for the latest #indieweb, #fediverse and #infosec / #cybersecurity stuff.
https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2026-03-06
Have a great weekend!
Delta Chat is a messaging platform that works over email.
Setup is similar to a email client.
Messaging is decentralized and interoperable.
Supports end-to-end encryption via PGP.
PGP encryption keys are created automatically.
Default desktop client is based on Electron.
Electron is based on the Google Chromium web browser.
Website: https://delta.chat
Mastodon: @delta
#DeltaChat #Messaging #Privacy #InfoSec #E2EE #OpenPGP #PGP #OpenSource #FOSS #CyberSecurity #Encryption #FreeSoftware
Cryptomator is a client-side encryption tool for cloud storage services.
Data protected via AES-256 encryption.
Individual and business features.
Managed and self-hosted options.
ENCRYPTED
File content.
File/Folder name.
NOT ENCRYPTED
File/Folder access/creation/modification timestamp.
Number of files/folders in a folder/vault.
File size.
Website: https://cryptomator.org
Mastodon: @cryptomator
#Cryptomator #Encryption #InfoSec #Privacy #CyberSecurity #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource
NEWSCARD Publish and fetch permanent named records via Network News
Newscard creates a decentralized, encrypted, named record paste bin.
[git repo] https://codeberg.org/OCTADE/newscard (use most recent version only)
With a single command, name the card, snarf the file and encrypt it.
With another command, push the encrypted file to the public network.
With another short command, snarf a file from the network.
Only users knowing the name [key] of the record will be able to decrypt it.
If a strong passphrase is used to name the file, it will be very secure.
This is useful for quickly snarfing, encrypting, and publishing a text file:
$~: card enc [passphrase] [file]
$~: card put [passphrase]
It is useful for retrieving a text file with just a key:
$~: card get [passphrase]
$~: card show [passphrase]
If and when you want the general public to access the record just share the keyword.
Newscard uses nine (9) (NINE) layers of encryption with OpenSSL chacha20 cipher.
Newscard generates 9 each of: cipher keys, salts, key iteration parameters.
It would be nice if something like this were added to the ActivityPub protocol, such that keyword[@]host.url would do the same thing. Then secret text records could be stored securely for later retrieval or revelation.
#NewsCard #Pastebin #Usenet #NNTP #NetworkNews #Encryption #Cryptography #Messaging #Anonymity #Protocols #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #BlackHackJack #Censorship #Retro #InfoSec #Ciphers #Codes #FOSS
@infostorm@a.gup.pe @crypto@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe @selfhosting@a.gup.pe
I wish people would stop giving credit to "prominent cybersecurity/cryptography experts" just because they released some "cypherpunk" book or software of unproven impact 30 years ago and have since then retreated into golden tenure, writing technically empty but catchy preprints with provocative titles. These "Ludd grandpas" (you know at least a couple of names of who I'm referring to) are, unfortunately, still worshipped by a large number of semireligious followers, who contribute to the spread of their moldy ignorance.
Thinking deeper, maybe mine is a typical case of rejection for the image in the mirror: I hope I will never become like that in the future.
The world does not stop at your rants. Keep moving and stay open-minded, or become obsolete.
#cybersecurity #security #infosec #cryptography #crypto #academia #rant #luddism
NEWSCARD Publish and fetch permanent named records via Network News
Newscard creates a decentralized, encrypted, named record paste bin.
[git repo] https://codeberg.org/OCTADE/newscard (use most recent version only)
With a single command, name the card, snarf the file and encrypt it.
With another command, push the encrypted file to the public network.
With another short command, snarf a file from the network.
Only users knowing the name [key] of the record will be able to decrypt it.
If a strong passphrase is used to name the file, it will be very secure.
This is useful for quickly snarfing, encrypting, and publishing a text file:
$~: card enc [passphrase] [file]
$~: card put [passphrase]
It is useful for retrieving a text file with just a key:
$~: card get [passphrase]
$~: card show [passphrase]
If and when you want the general public to access the record just share the keyword.
Newscard uses nine (9) (NINE) layers of encryption with OpenSSL chacha20 cipher.
Newscard generates 9 each of: cipher keys, salts, key iteration parameters.
It would be nice if something like this were added to the ActivityPub protocol, such that keyword[@]host.url would do the same thing. Then secret text records could be stored securely for later retrieval or revelation.
#NewsCard #Pastebin #Usenet #NNTP #NetworkNews #Encryption #Cryptography #Messaging #Anonymity #Protocols #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #BlackHackJack #Censorship #Retro #InfoSec #Ciphers #Codes #FOSS