Definition: HTTP - the Hypertext Transfer Protocol - provides a standard for Web browsers and servers to communicate. The definition of HTTP is a technical specification of a network protocol that software must implement. HTTP is an application layer network protocol built on top of TCP. HTTP ...
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Can my company see what HTTPS sites I went to?
At work my company uses internet monitoring software (websense). I know if I visit a https ssl-encrypted site (such as https://secure.logmein.com) they can't see what I'm doing on the site since all ...
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What chars should I not allow in passwords?
I am planning to develop a website that require that the users register a username and a password. When I let the user choose a password, what chars should I allow the users to have in the password? ...
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GET with additional parameters leads to “code injection” in html displayed
We got a security review done of our PHP code and the security company sent this in their report:
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GET ...
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Security review: “HTTP header user-agent has been set to (something)”
We got a security review done of our PHP code and they team advised this in their report (amongst other things):
/appdir/
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The HTTP header user-agent has been set to \" .
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GET ...
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Can I block based on Mac Address?
Incase of dynamic IP's the hacker can work around by taking a new IP or use a Proxy, is it possible to make a ban based on Mac Address ?
I want to block at the Webserver level so that unwanted users ...
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Is BASIC-Auth secure if done over HTTPS?
I'm making a REST-API and it's straight forward to do BASIC auth login. Then let HTTPS secure the connection so the password is protected when the api is used.
Can this be considered secure?
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Ways to secure yourself from Firesheep kiddies and other sniffing
Just a few days ago I had my first encounter with Firesheep. Luckily I was the one using it. Well, it scared me into looking for ways to secure myself. So I have two questions:
In exactly what ...
