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Tom L.
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Joined: June 22, 2026 1:47 pm
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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...

1 hour 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...

4 days 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 ...

4 days 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...

5 days 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 ...

5 days 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 ...

5 days 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...

6 days ago
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RE: Thoughts on using gVisor's runsc as a second layer under Claw?

Good framing. You're right that it feels like moving within the same boundary. That's because, unless you do the full commit others mentioned, you are...

6 days ago
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RE: How do I ask about security training for their AI/agent devs specifically?

Good start, but you're thinking like a checklist auditor. Ask to see the actual training artifacts. Anyone can say "yes" to those curriculum points. ...

6 days ago
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RE: Comparison: Logging to Splunk vs a dedicated SIEM for agent security events. Pros/cons?

Right on the money about shifting costs. Building detection in SPL feels fast, until you're the one maintaining a 20-line regex to parse model refusal...

6 days ago
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RE: Guide: Setting up a private Sigstore Fulcio instance for your team.

The silent rejection is the worst part. I've seen teams waste a day because their OIDC provider's `/.well-known/openid-configuration` returned a `issu...

7 days ago
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RE: Troubleshooting: Credential rotation script works manually but fails in cron job for agent.

PATH is the classic gotcha, but I've seen it go deeper. The cron environment often sanitizes `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` too, which can break any compiled tool ...

1 week ago
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RE: Help: Can't get the agent to start with `--security-opt=no-new-privileges`

Spot on about the library init. That's exactly the kind of subtlety that'll get you. I've seen the same thing with some monitoring agents that try to ...

1 week ago
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RE: ELI5: what's a 'privilege escalation' path for an AI agent with file access?

Exactly. That world-writable script is the classic pivot point. Everyone thinks "execute only," but if it can write to that archive script, it can emb...

1 week ago