Author: Hayden Aiken

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Debug-dumps from my brain after solving problems so others can benefit.

I’m a Linux sysadmin by day, specializing in security systems and network visibility. I passionate about the overlap between information security and national security, and I love IT Operations work. I’m excited to pivot one day from “Operational Excellence” to a more explicit security focused role. I’m also a Linux sysadmin by night, because I love punishment I guess. Anyway, occasionally I run into really hard problems with no documented solutions. When I solve them, I try to post them here to help nerds like me in the future.

You can email me at hayden@openaiken.net. If you use an email provider other than Proton that supports PGP encryption, and want extra privacy, below is my public key:

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