Spool Pin

I like getting lost in the details of how computers work. Hardware, software, so long as it's weird and unexpected, I love to learn about it. I hope to one day discover an interesting computer security flaw, or reverse engineer complex software.

Whenever I find something interesting I'll write about it. I expect to spend most of my time on security and cryptography, but finding a new topic to learn about is always a joy. Some climbing might find its way in here too, not quite sure yet.

Reach me by email at max@spoolpin.com or on Telegram @spoolpin

help I don't understand how colors work

Recent Things:

Cutaway Pin-Tumbler Lock

A model of a cutaway pin-tumbler lock. I’ve 3D-printed a bunch of these to help teach lockpicking.

June 25, 2023

Weird Bugs with systemd-cryptenroll and TPM 2.0

This post follows my journey to understand a strange bug I found while researching full-disk encryption. I was working on some other tasks when I noticed my server improperly decrypting itself.