Questions tagged [server-security]
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How to reduce DoS and DDoS attacks in an authenticated web server
I came up with an model to reduce DoS and DDoS attacks and would like your input on its effectiveness...
Basically, once a request reaches our servers without having a valid key, we add a key as a ...
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Why are cloud services needed for push notifications?
We currently have a customer that wants us to implement push notifications to our app. The problem is that for this customer, security is really, really important...
I am not able to find any official ...
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Do i need to implement Security for my webpage, if it is only connected to a LAN
I am making a websocket server that can communicate with clients.
This server is going to be on a private vLAN channel on a public place, AKA only the staff have access to the network which the ...
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Web Security (PHP) - Is it Secure to do downloading files & presenting with Headers to the End User ?
I have security question that i am not sure if this approach is safe and secure way to download a file and present to a web user ?
We have customers invoice files stored in a server location (...
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Do I need to secure communications between microservices in a cluster?
So, let's say I have a standard set up for application, that is:
- split into micro services
- and is running in a cluster (kubernetes or docker swarm, I guess specific implementation does not matter, ...
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Send data between database and Apache Cordova app in a secure way
I'm developing a Cordova app and I've got the UI ready but I need data to my app from a database. For example I want my cordova app to include user authentication when the user opens the app which ...
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Is opening a templating engine to users a bad idea?
My site allows users to create custom HTML templates for their profiles (very much like Tumblr and the theme system), and I picked the Twig template engine for the site.
However, I'm not sure if it'...
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Why are Strings in StringPool considered insecure?
Passwords are recommended to be stored in char[] instead of String, as Strings are stored in StringPool.
Read more here
As per this question Strings in StringPool are not available directly.
To ...
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Securing sensitive data from developers
I have an enterprise application running that uses both MySQL and MongoDB datastores. My development team all have SSH access to the machine in order to perform application releases, maintenance, etc.
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Securely sending data from shared hosted PHP script to local MSSQL
I'm trying to add data from a webhook (from a web cart) to a local Microsoft SQL Server. It seems like the best route for me is to use a PHP script to listen for new data (POST as json), parse it, ...
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Are random number generators security holes?
If I retrieve a random number from a database (e.g. RAND() in SQL Server) or using a programming language and send this in some form back to a client machine, is there an economic chance I will be ...
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How can I limit access for automatically generated files to specific users in a MVC setup?
I have a typical MVC based website, and I'd like to give some registered users the abillity to extract data from the database (in a variety of formats). The workflow is very simple:
User logs in,
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Where to Perform Authentication in REST API Server?
I am working on a set of REST APIs that needs to be secured so that only authenticated calls will be performed. There will be multiple web apps to service these APIs. Is there a best-practice approach ...
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WCF service and security
Been building a WP7 app and now I need it to communicate to a WCF service I made to make changes to an SQL database. I am a little concerned about security as the user name and password for accessing ...
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Why special characters are deemed risky in URL and query strings?
From a security perspective, the special characters like '&' or <b> are a big no no in URLs and query strings. I could find the articles that explained the ways to bypass this restriction, ...
