Software: Autojump, EasySetup, and KeePassXC
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Autojump – Quickly Navigate Directories and Linux File System
Those Linux users who mainly work with Linux command Line via console/terminal feels the real power of Linux. However, it may sometimes be painful to navigate inside the Linux Hierarchical file system, especially for
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New EasySetup
I posted about the brand new EasyApps yesterday:
https://bkhome.org/news/202304/easyapps-totally-rewritten.html
...that is launched via clicking on the "apps" desktop icon.
Prior to now, the "setup" desktop icon has launched Roger's PupControl. This is a remarkable app; however, I want something very simple and focused, so have written EasySetup.
This is a snapshot showing the "Hardware" category:
A very simple uncluttered UI, everything is easy to find.
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[Repeat]KeePassXC Audit Report
An audit of KeePassXC has been on the wish list since we started this project over six years ago. Today we are happy to announce the release of an audit conducted by Zaur Molotnikov, an independent security consultant, that was completed on January 19, 2023 against KeePassXC 2.7.4. This audit was conducted free of charge to the KeePassXC Team and the findings and writeup were reviewed for correctness.
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KeePassXC provides sufficient cryptographic protection (confidentiality, integrity and authenticity) to the confidential information the user is storing in the database, given that the user selects a strong authentication method, e.g. a strong passphrase and a confidential random key file, and that the user will use KeePassXC with its latest secure file format.
KeePassXC is written well and exercises defensive coding sufficiently. The memory deallocation could be improved to not to contain secrets after the database is locked though.