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payShieldToSyslog v0.6.0 is out!

Even though sending payShield Audit and Error logs to a Syslog facility is supported by the most recent firmware, I decided to revamp my payShieldToSyslog by correcting some log decoding issues and making the network connection handling more robust. Retrieval and deletion of Audit log entries are also supported.You can enjoy the new version v0.6.0 […]

payShield PressureTest v1.5.3 is out!

The new version brings many fixes and improvements. The most relevant changes are the following: You can find the source code and a signed executable version for Windows on GitHub here: https://github.com/mszeu/PayShieldPressureTest The pressureTest.exe v1.5.3 has the follwing hash: sha256:a50f836edc98bfe84ab8f7c82a884dd8f0c26af0c1655ee09106d2310020d9b3 If you use the executable version on Windows, always check that the file has been […]

La Dissonanza Digitale in Italia. Stato della Innovazione Tecnologica: opportunità e limiti

Negli ultimi vent’anni, abbiamo assistito ad una evoluzione tecnologica senza precedenti, con strumenti digitali progettati per semplificare la vita dei cittadini. In Italia, tra le innovazioni di spicco troviamo la Carta d’Identità Elettronica (CIE), lo SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale), la PEC (Posta Elettronica Certificata) e la Firma Elettronica (Semplice, Avanzata e Qualificata), tutte […]

PayShieldToSyslog: How to gather audit logs from payShield 10K and send them to Syslog

The aim of the payShield2Syslog project is to gather the Audit log via the host command Q2, interpreter the response of the appliance, and eventually send it to a Syslog facility. The project is still in beta, and the current version is 0.3 A binary version, digitally signed, for Widows is available as well. It requires Python 3. It […]

payShieldPPRessureTest: version 1.1.7 is out

Version 1.1.7 of payShieldPPRessureTest, the tool I wrote to stress and test your payShield HSM is out.This new version comes with some fixes: Fixed typos in comments and README.md Removed not functional code in HEX to IP address dotted decimal notation conversion function Fixed the hex output of –randgen Simplified the printing in hex of the response obtained by the appliance Fixed the […]