Creating a Second Factor Authentication Token
Today I spent the first half of the day putting together an fm radio kit. It comes with all the components needed (minus some good, solid instructions), and you just have to solder the electronics in. Here are some pictures of before and during this project process: However, when I finally finished, I realized that …
Today I watched and took notes on a bunch of videos to try and better understand cybersecurity. I also wanted to find out what the general public knew about cybersecurity (through comments). Here are the videos I watched: “Gmail security key?”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2fEPUtxMhc This guy in the video didn’t really have much of an understanding about U2F …
Learning to desolder takes a lot of time. The first time I tried, it took me almost 30 minutes just to remove 1 component! There’s a lot of technique involved, so every night I try to practice on old circuit boards. When I think I have this under control, I’ll move on to soldering small …
I’ve been working on my co-op for a couple weeks, but this is my first daily update. All my parts are ordered, so right now I’m just trying to learn a lot to prepare for the more hands-on portion of my co-op. Today I studied soldering/desoldering techniques- practicing for hours on old circuit boards, …
Once the basics of the project were all laid out, it was time to figure out a schedule. Not only do I have a certain number of co-op hours I must hit, I also have a small period of time to do it in. I just finished summer school this week, and all my hours …
What’s in a name? Apparently a lot. In an increasingly consumeristic world a good name can make or break a sale. A good brand name needs to be short and memorable. Like Apple, Microsoft, and Twitter- sometimes less is more. On June 18th, I sat down with my employers for over an hour of brainstorming. …
Building a custom security token has a lot of learning involved- especially at the beginning. Below is a list of what I have had to research and started to learn so far. Note: I have not even started to build my actual token yet. What I’ve learned so far: Programming Basics: Statements and Functions- syntax, …
After finding a co-op, the next thing is to figure out what you’ll be working on for the next 3 months. My project? Building my own second factor authentication token. The need to protect your online accounts is an increasingly important thing. Companies often have security breaches, and passwords (no matter the length) are easily …
Finding a co-op as an engineer can be more difficult than you think. Why? Honestly it really depends on your personal situation, but here are some of the factors I believe make it harder. Why this is difficult: Not many companies hire bioengineers- out of a career fair with over 100 companies, only 5 were …