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Charles Edge
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Changing The Login.Keychain Settings From The Command Line
We love to programmatically manipulate all the things. That's kinda' what programmers do. But unfortunately, changing specific...
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Charles Edge
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Minimal Search in Swift 5: Building Simple Yet Effective Search Functionality
Swift 5 provides developers with the tools to create effective search functionality with minimal effort. Whether working on a small...
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Charles Edge
Jan 30, 202411 min read
Cybernetics, 3D Printing, && Secret Storage: History, Rant, and a Call to Action
The Principles of Cybernetics Cybernetics is a fascinating field at the intersection of biology, technology, and information theory that...
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Charles Edge
Jan 29, 20248 min read
Browser Extensions: A history, threat analysis, and plan for Secret Chest
Software developers want to make everything extensible, or at least borrow all the extensible things others have made. Build an API for...
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Charles Edge
Jan 21, 20243 min read
The Secret Chest API
We believe that the world is just a collection of not-yet-wired-together API endpoints. There is power and versatility in well...
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Charles Edge
Jan 18, 20244 min read
Use Webhooks In Secret Chest
Secret Chest aims to be the most developer-friendly secret manager on the market. We provide access to our data objects in a variety of...
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Charles Edge
Jan 18, 20244 min read
Find Out What Apps && Extensions (Like Ours) Are Doing On A Mac
We want to be very clear about everything Secret Chest has access to. This is a deep part of the Apple ecosystem and one we very much...
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Charles Edge
Jan 17, 202417 min read
Spelunking In SQLite && macOS Keychains
The Apple Keychain is Apple's password management system. Keychain provides a built-in feature on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices that...
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Charles Edge
Jan 11, 20247 min read
A Tragedy of the Commons: Credential Stuffing and 23andMe
Imagine a thief, but instead of lockpicks and crowbars, their weapons are usernames and passwords. Their lockpicks are replaced by troves...
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Charles Edge
Dec 29, 202312 min read
Navigating the Digital Minefield: Information Security Trends for 2024
Back when I was a consultant, I had a customer tell me he had an unlimited budget to secure his environment. So I spent more time than...
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Charles Edge
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Swift Macros: Streamlining Your Code
Swift continues to become one of the most efficient languages to build code in for Apple devices. One tool in our developer arsenal is...
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Charles Edge
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Securing API Endpoints: Best Practices for Robust Security
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) serve as a crucial element in modern software development, enabling communication and data...
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Charles Edge
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Finding && Removing Zombie Apps From A Mac
Zombie apps, lurking in the digital shadows of your Mac or iPhone, can consume valuable resources, compromise, performance, and be a...
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Charles Edge
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Visualize Your Mac's File Structure with the 'tree' Command
While macOS offers a user-friendly graphical interface for navigating files and folders, sometimes a visual overview of your file...
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Charles Edge
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Raising A Cyber-Savvy Generation
When I was a kid... I don't probably need to go any further, but you might have heard a dial-tone when you went online. The biggest...
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Charles Edge
Nov 23, 20233 min read
Friend or Foe? The Rise of Encrypted Messaging Apps: Navigating the Privacy vs. Security Paradox
In the digital age, communication has transcended geographic boundaries, finding refuge in the ephemeral space of messaging apps. But...
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Charles Edge
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Partners, Apple Consultants, MSPs, && MSSPs
The founding team at Secret Chest has a lot of experience as partners, resellers, consultants, founders of Managed Service Providers...
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Charles Edge
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Get Support
Here's a fun, unique scenario you only get with beta software - until our final launch, all of our support cases will be handled by...
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Charles Edge
Nov 9, 20233 min read
DIY Data Defense: Building Your Own Encrypted Cloud Storage Solution
We believe in data soverignty at Secret Chest. That means the Web 3 style social media approach to some or the idea of being able to opt...
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Charles Edge
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Interacting with APIs from Your Mac Terminal: A Primer on Using curl
While macOS offers user-friendly apps for web browsing and data interaction, sometimes the command line provides a more direct and...
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