The Guardian’s Handbook
Custodes Vade Mecum
2 min readDec 28, 2021
`Custodes Vade Mecum` (The Guardian’s Handbook)
An handbook on securing systems.
Part 1: Security Insights
Segment 01: Secrets Life Cycle
Segment 02: Tooling With Engineering Clarity
Segment 03: Cryptographic Defenses
Segment 04: Cryptographic Flaws Exploited
Segment 05: The Problem With Secrets
Segment 06: Passcodes: Keys, Passphases, PIN and Passwords
Segment 07: The Matter Of Privacy
Segment 08: Basis of Trust
Segment 09: Side-Channel
Segment 10: Secure ChannelSegment 11: Secure Enclave
Segment 12: Trusted Audit
Segment 13: Zero Trust Platform Foundation
Segment 14: Know Thy Adversity, Know Thy Adversary
Segment 15: The Distance Between You And The Attacker
Segment 16: The Decision To Trust And Entrust
Segment 17: Dilemma Of The Byzantine Generals’ Problem
Segment 18: Coding Security Heuristics Primer
Segment 19: Unified Security PlatformPart 2: The Devil’s Handbook Of System Take-Down And Take-Over
Segment 00: The Lore Of Hijacking Systems
Segment 01: Attacking System: Machine And Method
Segment 02: Attacking Operation: (Hu)Man
Segment 03: The Attack Framework
Segment 04: Attacker’s Toolkit FrameworkPart 3: Besieging The Human Sociological Ecosystem
Segment 01: Economic Attacks