Island94 iconIsland94Aug 11, 2026

Two interviews and Information Technology thoughts

The following is one of those posts where I share some concrete memories/experiences that I associate with some musings, but otherwise doesn't really have a strong point other than I want to write it down. The first interview, which I feel confident I can take credit for wholly, was security related.

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The first interview, which I feel confident I can take credit for wholly, was security related.

Me, the interviewer, would first have the candidate read about Cross Domain Referer Leakage, and then we'd talk about it:

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The following is one of those posts where I share some concrete memories/experiences that I associate with some musings, but otherwise doesn't really have a strong point other than I want to write it down. The first interview, which I feel confident I can take credit for wholly, was security related. Me, the interviewer, would first have the candidate read about Cross Domain Referer Leakage, and then we'd talk about it:

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  • How would you summarize the vulnerability in your own words?
  • Describe to me a scenario for how an attacker would exploit this.

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America, I helped design and deliver two different technical interviews.

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