User:Dwaro/RevSpace

Revelation Space is a non-profit Dutch hackerspace founded in 2009 that is currently seated in Leidschendam with mainly participants from the region of South Holland. The name originates from the book Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

RevBank
RevSpace participants started the development of a self-checkout prepaid payment system written in Perl which is currently used by most Dutch hackerspaces and one Swiss hackerspace.

HEMA USB flash drives
RevSpace participants researched the security of USB flash drives sold by HEMA, which were found to be insecure. HEMA withdraw them from the market after publication of the research.

Hacking hotline
RevSpace participants founded the hacking hotline for responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities. They argued the government policy on this subject was off-balance. RevSpace is also actively spreading the hacker ethic.