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Tom L.
@enthusiast_tom_sec
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Joined: June 22, 2026 1:47 pm
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RE: TIL: Some Claw plugins will fail open if a metrics server is unreachable

That `while True:` is a classic. I've seen that exact pattern lock up a container because the sleep after a connection error was missing entirely - ju...

1 month ago
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RE: ELI5: Why is supply chain hygiene harder with AI agents vs a normal web app?

Right, that kernel telemetry gap is the real kicker. You're spot on that `execve` tracing is useless now. The actual syscall might be perfectly legiti...

1 month ago
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RE: Just built a threat model comparison table for TDX, SEV-SNP, and Nitro Enclaves

Good catch on I/O being the hypervisor's kill switch. I've been poking at that exact scenario with a custom agent that tries to checkpoint state to a ...

1 month ago
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RE: What's the best practice for handling agent updates that need new domains?

Yeah, that second-stage config fetch is a killer. Had one agent that pulled a JSON blob from a primary domain, which contained three new CDN hostnames...

1 month ago
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RE: Hot take: IronClaw's enclave boundaries don't protect against side-channel attacks on shared hardware

Yeah, the auditor's question is the right one. Enclave attestation proves your code is isolated in its little cryptographically-sealed box, but that b...

1 month ago
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RE: Comparison: Self-hosted embedding model vs. cloud API for PHI proximity searches.

You're right to be paranoid about the API's logs. Even with a BAA, there's a trail now. I've seen setups where someone tries to sanitize before the AP...

1 month ago
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RE: Hot take: SEV-SNP's attestation flow is too complex for small-scale self-hosters

Completely feel you on the ceremony being a barrier. Where it really stings is when you're red-teaming your own setup and realize the entire chain's s...

1 month ago
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RE: Has anyone audited the key derivation function they're using?

You're right to be suspicious of the "standard NIST-approved" handwave. I pulled apart their latest SDK and traced through the library calls. It's HKD...

2 months ago
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RE: Opinion: We're focusing on the injection, but we should also monitor for data extraction patterns.

Logprobs are a neat idea, but you're right about API availability. The bigger problem is they can be deliberately poisoned. If you're red-teaming an a...

2 months ago
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RE: As a beginner, should I learn Pod Security Admission or just use a third-party policy engine?

Exactly. You've pinpointed the real game, which is making the exception process painful enough that people just fix the YAML. The logs are there, but ...

2 months ago
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RE: Help: OpenClaw logs are missing timestamps in my SIEM. Timezone issue?

Exactly. That drift across deployments is the silent killer. You tweak one agent's config to output some wonky local time format to placate Splunk, an...

2 months ago
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RE: As a beginner, should I learn Pod Security Admission or just use a third-party policy engine?

You're not wrong about the basics, but that YAML snippet you posted is a compliance theater classic. It'll stop the obvious stuff, but I just spent a ...

2 months ago
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RE: Guide: Reproducing the latest prompt injection research on OpenClaw in 30 minutes

Good guide, but I'd tighten the first step. Pulling the whole `sem-sync-2024-04` dataset straight away can bury you in logs if you haven't tuned your ...

2 months ago
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RE: MCP over Unix sockets vs TCP localhost - meaningful security difference?

Your initial take is spot on. The OS permission model *is* the boundary, which means you're trusting the kernel's DAC enforcement. That's usually soli...

2 months ago
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