How Membership Works

Sentinel.blog offers three ways to access our content, each designed to support different needs whilst keeping this blog sustainable and ad-free.

Free Access (No Account Required)

Anyone can visit sentinel.blog and read the majority of my content without creating an account or subscribing. Most posts remain freely accessible to everyone, ensuring that valuable security knowledge stays available to the broader community.

However, some posts may be designated as member-only content and won't be accessible without at least a free account.

Free Membership

Create a free account to ensure you never miss a post. Free members receive:

• Full access to the majority of blog posts

Please note: Some exclusive content will only be available to Supporters Tier members.

Supporters Tier (Paid Membership)

For those who want to support the blog's continued operation and gain additional benefits:

• Early access to new posts (up to 7 days before general publication)
• Exclusive commenting privileges - comment on supporter-only posts and during early access periods before public release
• Help cover hosting costs - your support helps keep the blog running smoothly and ad-free

Successful Campaign Celebration Tier

For security professionals who've had successful careers and want to provide substantial support to this blog:

• All of the access from the supporters tier
• This tier is a playful nod to successful security professionals who want to give back to support this blog whilst enjoying content.

Why a Supporters Tier?

After migrating sentinel.blog to its permanent home for enhanced privacy protection and reliability, your support helps cover essential infrastructure costs whilst ensuring we maintain complete freedom and platform stability.

This isn't about restricting access—it's about sustainability. The vast majority of content remains freely available, whilst supporters gain early access and exclusive content as thanks for helping keep the platform running.

Privacy-Focused and Ad-Free Experience

This blog uses privacy-focused analytics rather than invasive tracking tools like Google Analytics. I only collect anonymous usage data without cookies or personal identifiers, respecting your privacy whilst providing basic insights about content popularity.

Additionally, sentinel.blog remains completely ad-free. No banner ads, no sponsored posts, no affiliate links, and no pop-ups interrupting your reading experience. I believe security content should be accessible without the distraction of advertisements or the privacy concerns they often bring.

Secure Payment Processing

For security professionals, it's important to know that this blog does not store or process any payment information. All financial transactions for supporter subscriptions are handled entirely through Stripe, a PCI-compliant payment processor. Your payment details never touch our servers or databases, ensuring your financial information remains secure.

Membership Options

Free Membership: £0

• Create an account for members only content

Supporters Tier: £2 per month or £18 per year (25% discount)

• Early access, exclusive content, and help keep the blog running

Successful Campaign Celebration Tier: £15 per month or £150 per year

• Premium support tier for security professionals who want to substantially support this blog

A Promise Against "Enshittification"

My promise to you is that this blog won't fall victim to "enshittification" or become a subscription nightmare.

The core content will always remain accessible to everyone—I'm simply offering early access and a few extras for those who choose to support the blog's ongoing development. No algorithm manipulation, no data harvesting, and definitely no slow degradation of the free experience to force subscriptions.

Support This Blog

Cryptocurrency Donations

For those who prefer alternative payment methods, sentinel.blog accepts cryptocurrency donations. Visit our crypto payments page for supported currencies and wallet addresses.

Cryptocurrency donations provide an additional way to support the blog whilst maintaining privacy and supporting decentralised payment methods that many in the security community appreciate.

Your subscription directly contributes to keeping sentinel.blog operational. Your support helps cover essential infrastructure costs whilst ensuring we maintain complete freedom and platform stability. Every subscription makes a real difference in sustaining this platform.