December 2015
5 posts
Nexus 5: boot loop
I had a Nexus 5 stuck in a boot loop (Android logo/animation in a loop, not actually booting).
This is what I think I've done to fix the issue. It seemed that /persist partition was corrupt. I tried a factory reset, flash new stock images, and clear cache, etc before trying the following.
Note that I managed to boot Android 4.4, but nothing else; it did throw a shit load of errors though (Google Play crashes, etc).
Belgian banks & SSL — part 5
Minor end of year update. No big SSL exploits have been released since (bar DH, see below).
Once again, this is testing the public websites I can access. There might be other gateways, APIs, etc that are not (as) secure.
It’s worthy to note that some banks are serious about security and fixing their SSL. Most improved their rating and solved all issues (especially getting rid of SHA1 in the chain). However, a couple lowered from B to C (see below). But… No more F’s. :)