Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
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Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#2As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
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#3As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
It might sound a bit silly, but I've had pretty good results just naming my devices after Pokemon. Whenever I have a new device, I open the Pokemon DB[0], choose one at random, and then add it to my .csv file of device names -> what they are and what role they perform.
Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#4Is there a way to prevent websites from the broader Internet from making network requests to my local network? I can't imagine why this should be allowed by default.
(Not to suggest bringing back IE's Local Intranet Zone permission...)
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#5I'm now thinking how this is related to Wi-Fi sharing. I've always renamed my device to avoid leaking my name when I'm sharing Wi-Fi. Interesting stuff.
Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#6As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
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Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#7As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
It might sound a bit silly, but I've had pretty good results just naming my devices after Pokemon. Whenever I have a new device, I open the Pokemon DB[0], choose one at random, and then add it to my .csv file of device names -> what they are and what role they perform. [0]: https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokedex
I do the same thing but with Star Trek words! I have a somewhat logical naming scheme too. Computers are named after Star Trek ships (Yorktown), phones are named after handheld devices (Phaser), and drives are storage related things (Isolinear). And my printers are just named Replicator and Synthesizer.
Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#8As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
It might sound a bit silly, but I've had pretty good results just naming my devices after Pokemon. Whenever I have a new device, I open the Pokemon DB[0], choose one at random, and then add it to my .csv file of device names -> what they are and what role they perform. [0]: https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokedex
Rather than choosing at random, I like to pick names that have some relation to the device in question, e.g. "Pichu" for a tiny mobile device, "Snorlax" for the big slow machine, "Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres" for three successive powerful servers, etc. What's extra fun about Pokemon, if you're familiar with the franchise, is that you can pick names based on generation, with older generations for e.g. older devices, and if you're _really_ familiar with the franchise you could even pick names based on types or other characteristics.
Re: Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
#9As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
I do the opposite: one of my laptops is named "Peter's iPhone" (hint: my name is not Peter, nor do I own an iPhone) and I've also set all my Bluetooth to random Bluetooth headset or mouse models.
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#10As part of my standard (and pretty lame) OPSEC I always change the default names that apple gives its devices (like "Joiqj's iPhone") to a more generic name (like "iPhone"). Nice to see that it was good practice.
It might sound a bit silly, but I've had pretty good results just naming my devices after Pokemon. Whenever I have a new device, I open the Pokemon DB[0], choose one at random, and then add it to my .csv file of device names -> what they are and what role they perform. [0]: https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokedex
My go-to is either gods from Norse mythology, or Transformers for servers.
I set my iPhone to an emoji, and apparently it's one of the emojis that is composed of multiple emojis to render correctly. It's fun to see how every device it connects to draws the emoji or more likely boxes a little different.