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Return oriented programming on RISC-V - Part 1

Return oriented programming on RISC-V - Part 1

There is a wide spread tendency nowadays to offload computation tasks from CPU to hardware dedicated units that offer better performance in terms of execution time and performance/watt, compared to generic processors. This approach involves the design of new hardware components, in silicon, that outperform the CPUs in tasks

How to generate strong passwords using music theory

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How to generate strong passwords using music theory

I am passionate about music and, in one night, I came up with an idea about how to generate strong passwords that are relatively easy to remember using music theory. In this article I am going to explain the foundations of this method, but firstly, a little background about passwords.