banner: drop ASCII art, plain text only

Replace the skeleton-key ASCII art with a single-line text banner. Bump 0.4.4 → 0.4.5.
banner: give the bit actual teeth
2026-05-16 23:05:40 -04:00 · 2026-05-16 23:04:14 -04:00 · 2026-05-16 23:01:14 -04:00 · 2026-05-16 22:57:01 -04:00 · 2026-05-16 22:52:13 -04:00
2 changed files with 4 additions and 28 deletions
@@ -6,20 +6,6 @@
 > it tells you which historical and recent CVEs that system is still
 > vulnerable to, and — with explicit confirmation — gets you root.

-```
-      ╔══╤══╗
-      ║  ●  ║═══════════════════════════════════════════════════--,
-      ╚═════╝                                                     `--,_
-                                                                     `_/
-
- ███████╗██╗  ██╗███████╗██╗     ███████╗████████╗ ██████╗ ███╗   ██╗██╗  ██╗███████╗██╗   ██╗
- ██╔════╝██║ ██╔╝██╔════╝██║     ██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝██╔═══██╗████╗  ██║██║ ██╔╝██╔════╝╚██╗ ██╔╝
- ███████╗█████╔╝ █████╗  ██║     █████╗     ██║   ██║   ██║██╔██╗ ██║█████╔╝ █████╗   ╚████╔╝ 
- ╚════██║██╔═██╗ ██╔══╝  ██║     ██╔══╝     ██║   ██║   ██║██║╚██╗██║██╔═██╗ ██╔══╝    ╚██╔╝  
- ███████║██║  ██╗███████╗███████╗███████╗   ██║   ╚██████╔╝██║ ╚████║██║  ██╗███████╗   ██║   
- ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝    ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   
-```
-
 > ⚠️ **Authorized testing only.** SKELETONKEY is a research and red-team
 > tool. By using it you assert you have explicit authorization to test
 > the target system. See [`docs/ETHICS.md`](docs/ETHICS.md).
@@ -28,23 +28,13 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

-#define SKELETONKEY_VERSION "0.4.0"
+#define SKELETONKEY_VERSION "0.4.5"

 static const char BANNER[] =
 "\n"
-"      ╔══╤══╗\n"
-"      ║  ●  ║═══════════════════════════════════════════════════--,\n"
-"      ╚═════╝                                                     `--,_\n"
-"                                                                     `_/\n"
-"\n"
-" ███████╗██╗  ██╗███████╗██╗     ███████╗████████╗ ██████╗ ███╗   ██╗██╗  ██╗███████╗██╗   ██╗\n"
-" ██╔════╝██║ ██╔╝██╔════╝██║     ██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝██╔═══██╗████╗  ██║██║ ██╔╝██╔════╝╚██╗ ██╔╝\n"
-" ███████╗█████╔╝ █████╗  ██║     █████╗     ██║   ██║   ██║██╔██╗ ██║█████╔╝ █████╗   ╚████╔╝ \n"
-" ╚════██║██╔═██╗ ██╔══╝  ██║     ██╔══╝     ██║   ██║   ██║██║╚██╗██║██╔═██╗ ██╔══╝    ╚██╔╝  \n"
-" ███████║██║  ██╗███████╗███████╗███████╗   ██║   ╚██████╔╝██║ ╚████║██║  ██╗███████╗   ██║   \n"
-" ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝    ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   \n"
-"   Curated Linux kernel LPE corpus — v" SKELETONKEY_VERSION "\n"
-"   AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see docs/ETHICS.md\n";
+"SKELETONKEY — Curated Linux kernel LPE corpus — v" SKELETONKEY_VERSION "\n"
+"AUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY — see docs/ETHICS.md\n"
+"\n";

 static void usage(const char *prog)
 {
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
leviathan	e668c3301f	banner: drop ASCII art, plain text only release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Replace the skeleton-key ASCII art with a single-line text banner. Bump 0.4.4 → 0.4.5.	2026-05-16 23:05:40 -04:00
leviathan	347a9af832	banner: give the bit actual teeth release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Previous staircase pattern was just trailing decoration — not real key teeth. Redesigned the bit as a hanging rectangle with two clearly-projecting notch-teeth on its right edge (the part that engages a lock's wards). Switched to box-drawing chars for the bit since they make sharper notches than 8/b/d glyphs; bow stays ornate-ASCII style. Bump 0.4.3 → 0.4.4.	2026-05-16 23:04:14 -04:00
leviathan	023289a03a	banner: artwork is the focal point — plain SKELETONKEY text below release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Previous banner had a SKELETONKEY block-letter art that competed with the skeleton-key drawing for visual attention. Simplified: the key art is now the focal point, and SKELETONKEY is rendered as plain spaced text below the drawing. Slight refinement to the key art: bow is a bit larger (888 instead of 88) to feel more substantial. Bit/teeth pattern unchanged. Bump 0.4.2 → 0.4.3.	2026-05-16 23:01:14 -04:00
leviathan	e7ced5db7c	banner: more detailed ornate skeleton key release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details The v0.4.1 box-drawing key was minimalist — round bow, line shaft, small bit. Replaced with a more detailed ornate skeleton-key silhouette in the classic ASCII-art-of-keys tradition: - Round bow with internal "hole" rendered via stylized 8/b/d/' pattern (suggests the decorative loop you'd grip) - Long shaft running right across the banner - Bit at the end with a staircase notch pattern (the iconic "key-tooth" descent showing the wards that engage the lock) Same height as the previous banner. SKELETONKEY block letters below unchanged. Bump 0.4.1 → 0.4.2.	2026-05-16 22:57:01 -04:00
leviathan	b5188b7818	banner: redesign skeleton key ASCII art release / build (arm64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / build (x86_64) (push) Waiting to run Details release / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Replace the previous "circle + shaft + curl" silhouette (which read more like a magnifying glass) with a proper skeleton-key anatomy: - BOW: round decorative loop with center hole (the part you hold) - SHAFT: long horizontal rod (= the body of the key) - BIT: notched tooth hanging down from the shaft end (the part that engages the lock — the iconic key-tooth profile) Same change in skeletonkey.c BANNER and README.md. Bump 0.4.0 → 0.4.1.	2026-05-16 22:52:13 -04:00