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This post is as much a note to myself as it is to share with others doing self-hosted Fediverse applications. I decided to migrate to the glitch-soc soft fork of Mastodon to increase the toot character maximum length and benefit from threading and other glitch enhancements. I needed to update my docker-compose and also figure out how to change the character limit if I was successful. 
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Updated 2025-Jan-26 
This list is out of date and no longer maintained. There is a far better resource for this now and has more subject matter areas than just #Infosec. These are sort of the equivilent of “starter packs” on BlueSky, but for Mastodon. Visit Mastodon Migration for more information. 
 Hi everyone, as promised here is my preliminary, curated lists of interesting…
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 It has come to my attention that the deployment of SmartHealth Cards has gained momentum globally. This analysis also covers shc:/ format cards issued in Canada by Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Ontario and Quebec. The following US States have also made these QR codes available: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland (some counties), Mississippi, New…

 Introduction 
 How to prove you’ve been vaccinated 
 
 Accessing your vaccination card with the BC Services Card apps 
 Accessing your vaccination card using your Personal Health Number 
 Accessing your vaccination card when needed 
 
 From a computer 
 From a smartphone 
 
 Android phones 
 iPhones 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chester Wisniewski is an information security professional who has worked in the security industry for more than 20 years and took it on as a hobby more than 30 years ago. Starting out with a 300 baud modem and evolving through BBSs, syncing FIDONet, and using UUCP for early internet access. Chester recognized the vulnerability inherent in connecting systens together without regard for security…