CISSP: Security Measures for Access Control
Knowledge requirements
A candidate appearing for the CISSP exam should have knowledge in the following areas that relate to access control:
Control access by applying concepts,...
Ways to improve performance of your server in ModSecurity 2.5
A typical HTTP request
To get a better picture of the possible delay incurred when using a web application firewall, it helps to understand the...
Blocking Common Attacks using ModSecurity 2.5: Part 3
Source code revelation
Normally, requesting a file with a .php extension will cause mod_php to execute the PHP code contained within the file and then...
Blocking Common Attacks using ModSecurity 2.5: Part 2
Cross-site scripting
Cross-site scripting attacks occur when user input is not properly sanitized and ends up in pages sent back to users. This makes it...
Blocking Common Attacks using ModSecurity 2.5: Part 1
Web applications can be attacked from a number of different angles, which is what makes defending against them so difficult. Here are just a...
Install GNOME-Shell on Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala”
Remember, these are development builds and preview snapshots, and are still in the early stages. While it appears to be functional (so far) your...
CISSP: Vulnerability and Penetration Testing for Access Control
IT components such as operating systems, application software, and even networks, have many vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are open to compromise or exploitation. This creates...
Securing our Applications using OpenSSO in GlassFish Security
An example of such system is integration between an online shopping system, the product provider who actually produces the goods, the insurance company that...
Migration to Spring Security 3
(For more resources on Spring, see here.)
During the course of this article we will:
Review important enhancements in Spring Security 3
Understand configuration changes required in...
Encode your password with Spring Security 3
This article by Peter Mularien is an excerpt from the book Spring Security 3.
In this article, we will:
Examine different methods of configuring password encoding
Understand...
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