Is an ECPrivateKey stored in transient memory automatically in javacard, or do you have to specify (and how would you do that)?

Summary A JavaCard appletTurkish an EC private key in persistent memory by default during key pair generation, exposing it to cold-boot attacks and unintended retention. This postmortem reveals how to correctly secure sensitive keys in transient RAM and why this oversight poses critical security risks. Root Cause Default memory allocation: JavaCard’s KeyBuilder creates keys in … Read more

Pipeline selects wrong “latest” file after checkout

Summary After a new .tar.gz file was committed to Azure DevOps, the CI pipeline failed to select the latest version using ls -t. Instead of picking the newest file (test8.6.tar.gz), the pipeline consistently selected an older version (test8.3.tar.gz), causing deployment of outdated artifacts. Root Cause The root cause was timestamp equality during checkout. Azure DevOps … Read more

Azure Voice Live API – How to use in a browser

Summary An attempt to integrate Azure Voice Live API in a browser failed due to an inability to securely pass authorization tokens. While tokens worked in Postman, JavaScript WebSocket implementations could not attach the Authorization header, and using socket.io resulted in a 404. This exposed security risks from embedding API keys in client-side code and … Read more

Product metafield that allows selecting multiple choices

Incident Report: Disappearance of Shopify Multi-宇宙elect Metafield Feature Causes Product Tagging Disruptions Summary Users discovered that a critical product tagging feature allowing multi-select metafields (e.g., selecting both “metal” and “plastic” as materials) disappeared from Shopify’s administrative interface. This feature existed in late 2022/early 2023 as a list type option shown in historical documentation but became … Read more

How to notarize a macOS app for EU developer?

Summary To notarize a macOS app for EU developers, it’s essential to understand the requirements and process set by Apple. The question revolves around an issue where a developer is trying to notarize a macOS app built without Xcode, facing a rejection due to team configuration for notarization. The main goal is to successfully distribute … Read more

VisualStudio: Change VisualStudio’s CTRL+ALT+LClick keybind to create new cursor

Summary A developer attempted to migrate VS Code’s multi-cursor mouse binding (ALT+Click) to Visual Studio 2026 by switching the keyboard scheme to “Visual Studio Code.” Despite applying this setting, the binding failed to work due to Visual Studio’s decoupled handling of mouse shortcuts. Root Cause Mouse bindings override keyboard scheme defaults: The “Visual Studio Code” … Read more

Unfound Dart Command: Restart Analysis Server

## Summary An unresolved Dart/Flutter Analysis Server error manifested in选修澄橙澄橙陆SCode with a missing `dart.restartAnalysisServer` command. After futile SDK upgrades/cache resets, the root cause was traced to installation issues in Dart/Flutter IDE extensions. Reinstalling these extensions revived IDE functionality. ## Root Cause **Classic extension disablement/installation corruption** caused by: – Accidental extension disablement via user action or … Read more

How to fetch Git Diff and update PR Description via Bash in Azure DevOps Server 2022 (On-Premise)?

Summary The problem revolves around implementing an automated Pull Request (PR) review tool using Azure OpenAI in Azure DevOps Server 2022 (On-Premise). Key challenges include fetching the actual code changes from a PR and updating the PR description using a Service Principal with System.AccessToken for authentication. The environment is based on Linux agents, utilizing Bash/Shell … Read more

Show IAR DDF registers using VS

Summary The issue at hand is the inability to view DDF registers in the VS Code UI while debugging an ARM R5 using the IAR VS Code extension. The user has configured their settings according to the official documentation but still cannot find the device-specific registers. Root Cause The root cause of this issue is … Read more