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Technical walkthroughs covering cryptography, side-channel attacks, and Linux exploitation challenges.

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Cryptography · RSA · Franklin–Reiter Attack | May 2026

Recovered an RSA-encrypted message using the Franklin–Reiter related-message attack, exploiting a known difference between two plaintexts with SageMath.

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SideChannel — picoGym

Forensics · Timing Side-Channel Attack | March 2024

Exploited timing differences in a PIN verification program to recover an eight-digit PIN, using Python and repeated measurements to reduce timing noise.

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Specialer — picoGym

General Skills · Linux · Bash | February 2024

Retrieved hidden file contents in a restricted Linux shell without standard commands such as ls or cat, using Bash built-ins and shell expansion.

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