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SHA2 Hash Generator
I recently wrote a Windows .NET application that generates SHA1/2 hashes for a given input. It has SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, and SHA512 support as well as PBKDF2 support (1-100,000 rounds).
3 Tips For Better Online Security & Privacy
Online security & privacy is more important than ever. Read now to increase your online security and to form good online privacy habits for the future.
Socket.IO tutorial – Find All Users In A Room
How To Find All Users In A Socket.IO Room Socket.IO version 1.0+ is a complete rewrite of the popular JavaScript library for "real-time bidirectional event-based communication". This means that a whole lot of your pre-1.0 code will simply not work; it seems they were...
Tutorial – Using KeePass With Two-Factor Authentication
Your Password Manager Is Insecure Unfortunately, not every website on the internet takes security all that seriously and still requires users to sign-up and authenticate with usernames and passwords. More progressive websites have started to allow users to log-in...
How To Check (And Fix) Your Website’s SSL Security
Is Your Website's SSL Vulnerable? In this tutorial, I'll walk through how to check your website's HTTPS SSL certificate for common vulnerabilities and I'll also provide some steps to easily mitigate common issues. Check Your SSL Certificate Using The Qualys...
Hardening an OpenSSH 6.2+ Server in Ubuntu 14.04
How To Secure Your OpenSSH 6.2+ Server Relearning Secure Authentication Before we even get started on securing OpenSSH you need to make sure your overall security strategy makes sense. Are you securing actual sensitive information or are you just worried about someone...
How To Fix BootstrapValidator.js Feedback Icon for Input-Group
This article will help you fix BootstrapValidator.js feedbackIcons position for Bootstrap.js input-group class using CSS.
OneDrive Linux Client Project Published – FOSS
A great foundation for a proper open-source community project that I really hope others will get involved with to grow this into a proper solution for Linux users seeking OneDrive connectivity.
Using Android KitKat with pfSense IPsec VPN
Getting your Android KitKat device to work with pfSense IPsec VPN server is a finicky process and the settings on both sides need to be exact. Android only supports a small subset of common encryption schemes and this article will show you what settings to use.
Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720) “FAIL (auth)” and “SW REV CHECK FAIL” fix
These errors indicate that the phone cannot use the ROM provided (via Samsung’s ODIN loader) because the ROM is either not legitimate or is a version prior to the one currently installed. Basically, if you’ve flashed a ROM that is Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), you will not be able to revert back to an earlier version (such as Android 4.2.2).