Tag: web applications
Getting Started with Clojure
Clojure is a dynamic, general purpose programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and the Common Language Runtime (CLR). It is designed...
The Selenium Web Application Testing Framework
The more Web applications we use, the more tools are needed to automate the testing process, for which there are many options that simplify...
Securing Apache, Part 7: Fool-proofing the Server OS
Moving deeper into Web application and Apache security, let's now focus on OS commanding attacks, and those that lead to the disclosure of crucial...
lighttpd & SQLite: A Lightweight Web Server and Database Platform
This article demonstrates the setting up of a lightweight Web server and database platform, using the lighttpd Web server and the SQLite database management...
WordPress Plugin Development Basics
WordPress is by far one of the best content management systems, with a fantastic framework for customisation. The use of plugins, themes and multi-site...
Securing Apache, Part 5: HTTP Message Architecture
In the last four articles in this series, we have discussed SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, XST and XSHM attacks, and security solutions. This article...
‘Microsoft’s Working Towards Establishing a Long-term Community Connection’
"Microsoft is open to openness," says Vijay Rajagopalan, principal architect in Microsoft's interoperability team. The LINUX For You team caught up with him to...
Secure Upload Methods in PHP
Here's how to deal with file upload attacks against sites developed in PHP, and how to write more secure code to prevent these attacks.
In...
Securing Apache, Part 4: Cross-site Tracing (XST) & Cross-site History Manipulation...
This series of articles addresses the Web security concerns of information security experts, systems administrators and all those who want to jump-start their careers...
App Inventor: Develop Android Apps in a Jiffy
Here's introducing Google's new App Inventor service (the beta version) to design graphic applications for the Android platform. The Android in question is 1.5...
