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arsenal

Hardware, decompilers, and the working set I open every morning. Updated when something actually changes — not when a new product launches.

// hardware
  • ·Workstation: AMD Ryzen + 64 GB RAM (reversing / fuzzing rigs)
  • ·Secondary laptop: Linux, full-disk encrypted, hardware-backed keys
  • ·JTAG / SWD probes for embedded targets
  • ·YubiKey 5 (FIDO2 + PGP + PIV)
// reverse engineering
  • ·IDA Pro · primary decompiler / disassembler
  • ·Ghidra · cross-checking + scripted analysis
  • ·Binary Ninja · MLIL exploration
  • ·Radare2 / Cutter · scriptable triage
  • ·x64dbg · Windows user-mode
  • ·GDB + pwndbg · Linux dynamic
// exploit dev
  • ·pwntools
  • ·ROPgadget / ropper
  • ·AFL++ · coverage-guided fuzzing
  • ·libFuzzer
  • ·QEMU + Unicorn · emulation for embedded
// daily driver
  • ·Editor: Neovim + LazyVim
  • ·Shell: zsh + fzf + ripgrep
  • ·Notes: Obsidian (vault encrypted)
  • ·Browser: Firefox + uBlock Origin
  • ·Comms: Signal · Matrix · Proton
// reading
  • ·Practical Reverse Engineering — Dang, Gazet, Bachaalany
  • ·The Art of Software Security Assessment — Dowd, McDonald, Schuh
  • ·Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
  • ·Windows Internals (8th ed.)
  • ·Embedded research papers, weekly