Ben

Senior Security Engineer @ Wise (they/them or he/him). Tech, trains, and Taylor Swift. #ActuallyAutistic, probably #AuDHD. Views my own unless stated otherwise.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@ashishlogmaster @ohmypy Yes, switching HSM vendors is hard. That's why they should be verifying each step of the process. It appears that eMudhra never tested the key strength or compared the certified key to the original key. Even when a signature mismatch was observed, the issue was still missed!

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@aiDotEngineer @nserrino @gimletlabs @lydiahallie @AnthropicAI @GoogleDeepMind Will I be able to watch the recording later using the YouTube link?

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@SmithBLS1015 @BlackAnglican Why not?

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@foxfzsd @BlackAnglican My reading of the Bible doesn't include any exceptions to the second greatest commandment (Matt 22:39) – in fact Jesus instructs is to love our enemies (Luke 6) and not to return evil with evil (Matt 5:38-41).

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@ianvisits Do we know why?

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@thdxr cheeky question: I'm hosting a hackathon for students next weekend. Is there some elegant way that I can buy OpenCode Go subscriptions and give them to attendees?

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@sobedominik Passkeys are highly phishing resistant compared with passwords.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@levelsio Passwords, passkeys, and TOTP are all the same factor – something you know. But passkeys have much better phishing resistance compared with passwords.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@Martin_Adams @AndyatAuto @EE That's already an option though – you just have to pay for it. I don't think we should force everyone to pay extra (because no doubt the mobile networks would up their prices) – I think most people would prefer to pay less for more limited coverage as they do today.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@Martin_Adams @AndyatAuto @EE But UK residents can roam on other networks, they just need to pay for that privilege. That's why most cheaper UK mobile subscriptions only offer a limited amount of roaming in Europe – because it's expensive and would lose them money if it were constant.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@Martin_Adams @AndyatAuto @EE Both of those products include roaming in Europe, I'm talking about roaming in the UK / being able to use multiple networks.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@Martin_Adams @AndyatAuto @EE For comparison:
- £35 per month for 50GB of data on any UK network with FlexiFone
- £7.90 per month for 50GB of data on Vodafone with Lebara, discounted to £1.70 for the first 9 months

Personally I think the cheaper option is better for most users...

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@Martin_Adams @AndyatAuto @EE There are SIM cards available that work like this, but unsurprisingly they're much more expensive than normal single network SIMs.

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@PaulCro76381375 @AndyatAuto @EE I'm also not sure how well a mobile phone would work if it always required a clear view of the sky...

But the good news is that you can test this today, using O2's satellite service which uses Starlink: https://t.co/uulJba0ayY

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@PaulCro76381375 @AndyatAuto @EE I think a Starlink mobile network is unlikely to be effective without a substantial number of terrestrial masts. You've identified that one of the problems is lack of masts – EE had over 19,500 of them in 2024, whereas the number of Starlink satellites over the UK is tiny.

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@PaulCro76381375 @AndyatAuto @EE Why would a Starlink "cell" service be better?

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@fionaajade Frustrating! I assume none of the vibe coded alternatives are up to scratch yet?

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@AnxiousHolly They were a nuisance for screen protectors, I don't miss them 😂

[Ben @BenjaminEHowe]

@lottyposting What tattoos are you getting / did you get?