| Date | Topic | Description |
|---|
| December 2001 |
Armouring the ELF: Binary encryption on the UNIX platform |
A short introduction into the
ELF
file format, followed by techniques to protect ELF files
against analysis. Published in the
Phrack magazine, the
article
is available from their page. There is some example program
released with the article. Its called burneye and available
on the TESO
release page. |
| December 2000 |
Exploiting format string vulnerabilities |
Article on how to exploit a certain kind of software vulnerability
known as "format string vulnerability". The article
is available in its latest version from the
TESO
articles page.
There is also a
german
version, which is older though. |
| March 2000 |
Writing MIPS/IRIX shellcode |
First published in the wonderful
Phrack magazine, this
article details on how to write shellcode for IRIX systems. It
needs an overhaul, and the presented shellcodes are far from
being optimal, but all in all it makes a good primer for
anyone who wants to get the basics. Get it from the
TESO
articles page. |
| December 1998 |
Zufallszahlen, Vorhersagbarkeit und
Entropy |
Very simple essay about randomness and pseudo random number
generators. Used for presentation in my cs course in school,
so do not expect much ;) |
| November 1997 |
Fraktale und fraktale Geometrie (german) |
Easy to understand essay about fractals to get a rough
understanding what fractals are and what they mean to science.
A more
in-depth
essay in english is available from Paul Bourke's
homepage. I used some of his graphics, which I like to thank
him for.
|
| November 1997 |
Das Mandelbrot Fraktal
(german) |
Additional details about the Mandelbrot fractal, to accompany the
previous essay. |