About
sidechannels.pub is a space for experimental, epistemological technical writing — the kind that traces assumptions and questions what isn't mainstream.
The name is a double entendre: in security, a side channel is an attack vector that extracts information through unintended pathways. Outside security, it means an unofficial channel of communication. This blog is both.
What you'll find here
- Root Cause Analyses (RCA) — Deep technical dissections of CVEs, tracing vulnerabilities from trigger to patch.
- Essays — Experimental writing on interpretability, formal methods, and the edges of what we understand.
- Notes — Informal observations, verification sketches, and research fragments.
The polished, "thought leader" writing lives on Substack. This is the workshop — where ideas are tested before they're refined.