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Skitter Creek Bath Salts is a security research project exploring how low-level DRAM address translation affects processor security boundaries. It demonstrates that changing memory-controller translation behavior can expose physical memory regions normally hidden from the operating system. The research targets AMD Family 16h processors, whose documentation describes relevant DRAM translation registers. Its examples examine protected areas associated with the Platform Security Processor, System Management Mode, C6 memory, and CPU microcode. ...

OpenSK is an open-source implementation of FIDO2 (WebAuthn + CTAP) security keys, written in Rust and designed to run on affordable microcontroller boards. It provides the full authenticator stack—USB/NFC transport, CTAP protocol handling, credential management, and cryptographic operations—so you can build and audit your own hardware token. The project emphasizes defense-in-depth: memory-safe Rust, hardened crypto, isolation via an embedded OS, and explicit user presence/verification flows. Developers can flash reference hardware, customize UX (LEDs, buttons, PIN), and experiment with extensions while staying interoperable with major browsers and platforms. ...