UsbDk (USB Development Kit) is a set of software components meant to provide Windows user mode applications with direct and exclusive access to USB devices.
This third part of Linux internals talks about Thread programming and using various synchronization mechanisms like mutex and semaphores. These constructs helps users to write efficient programs in Linux environment
This third part of Linux internals talks about Thread programming and using various synchronization mechanisms like mutex and semaphores. These constructs helps users to write efficient programs in Linux environment
SolarWinds Patch Manager - How does it compare to WSUS Patch Management?SolarWinds
Looking to complement your WSUS Patch Management Solution to better manage 3rd party application patching? Learn how SolarWinds Patch Manager might be the right choice for you.
Power Management from Linux Kernel to
Android
For normal desktop computer, power management (PM) is used to reduce power
consumption and reduce cooling requirements. Lower power consumption means
lower heat dissipation, which increases system stability, and less energy use, which
saves money and reduces the impact on the environment. For mobile device and
embedded system device, it’s much more important because the battery power is very
limited. Nowadays, android phone and iPhone are more and more pervasive. There
are more and more sensors and I/O in mobile device that can be used to improve the
effectiveness of PM. The PM needs to be tuned for new mobile device’s need. In this
survey, we want to not only know the power management system used before, but
also want to compare them with the design of Android PM.
How to do continuous integration, test, distribution by using Microsoft App Center
1.First build
2.Real-time build status label
3.Build with Environment variables
4.Build with Keystore
5.Encrypt and compress by using AndResGuard
6.Test on devices
7.Distribute to member
8.Connect to Fabric and distribute to members
9.Publish to Google Play automatically
Embedded Recipes 2018 - Yoctoception: Containers in the embedded world - Jéré...Anne Nicolas
Containerisation is a new player in the embedded world. Provisionning and rapid deployment doesn’t really make sense for embedded devices, but the extra security that container partitionning brings to the table is quickly becoming a “must have” for every embedded device.
However, the embedded world has its own constraints. Generic distributions like debian or Fedora are rarely used and tools like dockers can’t build software with custom build-chains the way Yocto or buildroot does it.
This talk will quickly review what are linux containers, why they are usefull in the embedde world, and then will study ways to generate container images using the yocto infrastructure and integrate them in another yocto image without breaking the package-based update system that Yocto provides.
I have tried to present maximum detail on android booting sequence in a very abstract way. I hope it would be useful. If you find any correction needed please mention it on comments. Happy Coding :)
The second part of Linux Internals covers system calls, process subsystem and inter process communication mechanisms. Understanding these services provided by Linux are essential for embedded systems engineer.
An IO sub system comprises of IO devices and their corresponding d.pdfsooryasalini
An I/O sub system comprises of I/O devices and their corresponding driver software. Drivers
hide the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the users.
An Operating System manages the communication between user and device drivers.
* I/O operation means read or write operation with any file or any specific I/O device.
* Operating system provides the access to the required I/O device when required.
I/O software is often organized in the following layers
User Level Libraries This provides simple interface to the user program to perform input and
output. For example, stdio is a library provided by C and C++ programming languages.
Kernel Level Modules This provides device driver to interact with the device controller and
device independent I/O modules used by the device drivers.
Hardware This layer includes actual hardware and hardware controller which interact with the
device drivers and makes hardware alive.
A key concept in the design of I/O software is that it should be device independent where it
should be possible to write programs that can access any I/O device without having to specify the
device in advance. For example, a program that reads a file as input should be able to read a file
on a floppy disk, on a hard disk, or on a CD-ROM, without having to modify the program for
each different device.
Device drivers are software modules that can be plugged into an OS to handle a particular
device. Operating System takes help from device drivers to handle all I/O devices. Device
drivers encapsulate device-dependent code and implement a standard interface in such a way that
code contains device-specific register reads/writes. Device driver, is generally written by the
device\'s manufacturer and delivered along with the device on a CD-ROM.
A device driver performs the following jobs
1) To accept request from the device independent software above to it.
2) Interact with the device controller to take and give I/O and perform required error handling
3) Making sure that the request is executed successfully
The basic function of the device-independent software is to perform the I/O functions that are
common to all devices and to provide a uniform interface to the user-level software. Though it is
difficult to write completely device independent software but we can write some modules which
are common among all the devices. Following is a list of functions of device-independent I/O
Software
1) Uniform interfacing for device drivers
2) Device naming - Mnemonic names mapped to Major and Minor device numbers
3) Device protection
4) Providing a device-independent block size
5) Buffering because data coming off a device cannot be stored in final destination.
6) Storage allocation on block devices
7) Allocation and releasing dedicated devices
8) Error Reporting
Solution
An I/O sub system comprises of I/O devices and their corresponding driver software. Drivers
hide the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the users.
An Operating System man.
Introduction to everything around Android:-
Android mobile operating system
Android app
Android app sandboxing
Android app development platform
Android emulators and advance techniques
Android device administration
Sample App
SolarWinds Patch Manager - How does it compare to WSUS Patch Management?SolarWinds
Looking to complement your WSUS Patch Management Solution to better manage 3rd party application patching? Learn how SolarWinds Patch Manager might be the right choice for you.
Power Management from Linux Kernel to
Android
For normal desktop computer, power management (PM) is used to reduce power
consumption and reduce cooling requirements. Lower power consumption means
lower heat dissipation, which increases system stability, and less energy use, which
saves money and reduces the impact on the environment. For mobile device and
embedded system device, it’s much more important because the battery power is very
limited. Nowadays, android phone and iPhone are more and more pervasive. There
are more and more sensors and I/O in mobile device that can be used to improve the
effectiveness of PM. The PM needs to be tuned for new mobile device’s need. In this
survey, we want to not only know the power management system used before, but
also want to compare them with the design of Android PM.
How to do continuous integration, test, distribution by using Microsoft App Center
1.First build
2.Real-time build status label
3.Build with Environment variables
4.Build with Keystore
5.Encrypt and compress by using AndResGuard
6.Test on devices
7.Distribute to member
8.Connect to Fabric and distribute to members
9.Publish to Google Play automatically
Embedded Recipes 2018 - Yoctoception: Containers in the embedded world - Jéré...Anne Nicolas
Containerisation is a new player in the embedded world. Provisionning and rapid deployment doesn’t really make sense for embedded devices, but the extra security that container partitionning brings to the table is quickly becoming a “must have” for every embedded device.
However, the embedded world has its own constraints. Generic distributions like debian or Fedora are rarely used and tools like dockers can’t build software with custom build-chains the way Yocto or buildroot does it.
This talk will quickly review what are linux containers, why they are usefull in the embedde world, and then will study ways to generate container images using the yocto infrastructure and integrate them in another yocto image without breaking the package-based update system that Yocto provides.
I have tried to present maximum detail on android booting sequence in a very abstract way. I hope it would be useful. If you find any correction needed please mention it on comments. Happy Coding :)
The second part of Linux Internals covers system calls, process subsystem and inter process communication mechanisms. Understanding these services provided by Linux are essential for embedded systems engineer.
An IO sub system comprises of IO devices and their corresponding d.pdfsooryasalini
An I/O sub system comprises of I/O devices and their corresponding driver software. Drivers
hide the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the users.
An Operating System manages the communication between user and device drivers.
* I/O operation means read or write operation with any file or any specific I/O device.
* Operating system provides the access to the required I/O device when required.
I/O software is often organized in the following layers
User Level Libraries This provides simple interface to the user program to perform input and
output. For example, stdio is a library provided by C and C++ programming languages.
Kernel Level Modules This provides device driver to interact with the device controller and
device independent I/O modules used by the device drivers.
Hardware This layer includes actual hardware and hardware controller which interact with the
device drivers and makes hardware alive.
A key concept in the design of I/O software is that it should be device independent where it
should be possible to write programs that can access any I/O device without having to specify the
device in advance. For example, a program that reads a file as input should be able to read a file
on a floppy disk, on a hard disk, or on a CD-ROM, without having to modify the program for
each different device.
Device drivers are software modules that can be plugged into an OS to handle a particular
device. Operating System takes help from device drivers to handle all I/O devices. Device
drivers encapsulate device-dependent code and implement a standard interface in such a way that
code contains device-specific register reads/writes. Device driver, is generally written by the
device\'s manufacturer and delivered along with the device on a CD-ROM.
A device driver performs the following jobs
1) To accept request from the device independent software above to it.
2) Interact with the device controller to take and give I/O and perform required error handling
3) Making sure that the request is executed successfully
The basic function of the device-independent software is to perform the I/O functions that are
common to all devices and to provide a uniform interface to the user-level software. Though it is
difficult to write completely device independent software but we can write some modules which
are common among all the devices. Following is a list of functions of device-independent I/O
Software
1) Uniform interfacing for device drivers
2) Device naming - Mnemonic names mapped to Major and Minor device numbers
3) Device protection
4) Providing a device-independent block size
5) Buffering because data coming off a device cannot be stored in final destination.
6) Storage allocation on block devices
7) Allocation and releasing dedicated devices
8) Error Reporting
Solution
An I/O sub system comprises of I/O devices and their corresponding driver software. Drivers
hide the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the users.
An Operating System man.
Introduction to everything around Android:-
Android mobile operating system
Android app
Android app sandboxing
Android app development platform
Android emulators and advance techniques
Android device administration
Sample App
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Windows ToGo (Module 3 of 8)Intergen
We ran the "Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp" one day hands-on workshop in early June 2014. These eight modules were designed to get IT managers, project managers, sysadmin and devops up to speed with the new Windows 8.1 and Office 2013. The bootcamp focused on how to move off earlier versions of Windows and Office to a modern desktop and tablet platforms with the latest security and mobility technologies.
Keep an eye in our SlideShare feed for all eight modules:
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Introduction (Module 1 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Platform Delivery (Module 2 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Windows ToGo (Module 3 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Security (Module 4 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: UE-V (Module 5 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: App-V (Module 6 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Devices (Module 7 of 8)
Windows Accelerate IT Pro Bootcamp: Closing (Module 8 of 8)
For other events (Intergen or Microsoft Community) check our events page at http://www.intergen.co.nz/upcoming-events/
Making a Headless Android Device (Oslo Embedded Meetup 2018)Patricia Aas
This talk explores the options when trying to bing up a device using an Android Board Support Package (BSP) or AOSP. In particular the options when you don't want to ship a traditional Android device or you have an existing Embedded Linux code base, but all you have available is Android. Headless can mean both be an Android without Java and a device without a display, both are discussed.
SanDisk SecureAccess Encryption - Forensic Processing & USB FlashingBrent Muir
This presentation follows on from some research I conducted earlier this year in relation to the encryption software utilised by SanDisk USB thumb drives. The presentation details how to best process this data forensically. The presentation also explains how to flash USB thumb drives as part of this process to mimic SanDisk devices.
REMOVABLE STORAGE CENTRALIZED CONTROL FOR WINDOWS LAN, WAN, OR WORKGROUPNetwork_security
USB LOCK RP
Provides automatic real-time centralized remote management of network endpoints:
Real-time easy to set Authorizations (Block all removable storage devices except the authorized)
Keeps your organization informed of file transfers made from client PCs to authorized or allowed devices
Protects the information inside authorized portable devices while used to transport or store information
REMOVABLE STORAGE CENTRALIZED CONTROL FOR WINDOWS LAN, WAN, OR WORKGROUPJavier Arrospide
USB LOCK RP
Provides automatic real-time centralized remote management of network endpoints:
Real-time easy to set Authorizations (Block all removable storage devices except the authorized)
and much more...
This talk explores the options when trying to bing up a device using an Android Board Support Package (BSP) or AOSP. In particular the options when you don't want to ship a traditional Android device or you have an existing Embedded Linux code base, but all you have available is Android. Headless can mean both be an Android without Java and a device without a display, both are discussed.
HCK-CI: Enabling CI for Windows Guest Paravirtualized Drivers - Kostiantyn Ko...Yan Vugenfirer
In order to be able to accept contributions from different developers to virtio-win (http://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/) project, there is a need to ensure that those contributions are not breaking the ability to certify the virtio-win drivers by different members of the ecosystem. As a result, the HCK-CI test framework was created in order to enable CI for all the types of virtio-win drivers on a wide range of Windows OS versions. The framework automates setup creation (VM and network orchestration), uses HLK\HCK tools kits API in order to run Microsoft WHQL certification tests, and publishes the results in human-readable form. During the presentation, Konstantin will review the history of the project, explain the architecture of HCK-CI, demonstrate how you can deploy it in your development setup, and talk about the future of the project.
Receive side scaling (RSS) with eBPF in QEMU and virtio-netYan Vugenfirer
eBPF is a revolutionary technology that can run sandboxed programs in the Linux kernel without changing kernel source code or loading a kernel module. Receive side scaling (RSS) is the mechanism of packet steering for multi-queue NICs optimizing multiple CPU utilization. The first usage of eBPF in QEMU is the optimization of the RSS packet steering in virtio-net. During this session, Yan will provide the motives for the RSS optimization using eBPF, review the technical solution, describe integration with libvirt, and discuss future development and additional usages of eBPF in QEMU.
Implementing SR-IOv failover for Windows guests during live migrationYan Vugenfirer
Presentation from KVM Forum 2020.
In the past, there were several attempted to enable live migration for VMs that are using SR-IOV NICs. We are going to discuss the recent development based on the SR-IOV failover feature in virtio specification and its implementation for the Windows guests. In this session, Annie Li and Yan Vugenfirer will provide an overview of the failover feature and discuss specifics of the Windows guest implementation.
QEMU Development and Testing Automation Using MS HCK - Anton Nayshtut and Yan...Yan Vugenfirer
Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) is a set of tools, processes, and tests for certifying HW devices, device drivers and systems. Being a great test environment for QEMU devices, Windows Guest device drivers and related Host subsystems, it's still frightening due to deployment complexity. We'll share a way to deploy HCK setup(s) on top of QEMU VMs in just a few minutes.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
2. Meet UsbDk
UsbDk stands for “USB Development Kit”
Universal engine for exclusive access to USB devices
on Windows OSes
Full user mode API for all device operations
Designed to support all types of USB devices
Generic API to allow wide range of use-cases
Designed with HCK certifications in mind
Hiding engine for total detachment of USB devices
from OS software stack
3. Feature set
Totally dynamic device capture
No INF files and no self-signing needed
Any device can be captured
Totally dynamic device detachment
Any device or class of devices may be hidden
Prevents Windows from showing "New Hardware” pop-ups for devices without in-box drivers
Great for security solutions
Co-existence with original device driver
When the device is not captured original driver is loaded by the system automatically
If user mode client terminates unexpectedly for any reason system reverts to original device driver immediately
Supports for all types of devices and interfaces
Bulk, isochronous, composite, HID, etc.
Being USB filter driver doesn't require WHQL-ing
as per Microsoft requirements
4. Advantages over WinUSB
Full feature parity
Full support for isochronous devices
Full support for composite devices
No INF files and no signing needed
Open source and community supported
7. Build environment
Visual Studio 2013 Update 4
Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 8.1 for Windows 7/2008R2
and later platforms
Windows 7 DDK (WDK 7.1) for Windows XP, 2003,
Vista, 2008
WiX toolset 3.8 for MSI packages creation
11. Technical Info
See ARCHITECTURE document at source tree root
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/usbdk/tree/ARCHITECTURE
Software Development Manual
available on www.spice-space.org