Tool release: fs_usage_ng

Posted on 2024-10-02 in blog • Tagged with tool release, fs_usage_ng, macOS, tools, security

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Github repo: https://github.com/gergelykalman/fs_usage_ng

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Since Apple's built-in fs_usage is amazing but occasionally falls short, I decided to take it upon myself to improve it.

Since I suck at coming up with names, I used the old-school Open Source default: fs_usage_ng

The ng stands for …


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The forgotten art of filesystem magic - Alligatorcon 2024 slides

Posted on 2024-09-12 in blog • Tagged with macOS, ASB, 0day, Alligatorcon, slides, talks, POSIX, filesystems, file APIs, security

For those of you who requested and/or couldn't make it, here are the slides from my Alligatorcon talk:

Gergely Kalman: The forgotten art of filesystem magic

It's a prequel to the guide, that is more dry and technical: The missing guide to the security of filesystems and file APIs …


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The missing guide to the security of filesystems and file APIs (v1)

Posted on 2024-08-20 in blog • Tagged with POSIX, filesystems, file APIs, security

These are the technical slides that I always have to cut from my presentations. I try to sprinkle them in, but it’s just always too much. So I decided that it’s big enough to be it’s own thing:

The missing guide to the security of filesystems and …


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