Fix Your Crawler
Every now and then I open the admin panel of my blog hosting and ban a few IPs (after I’ve tried messaging their abuse email, if I find one). ItContinue reading
OWASP Dependency Check Maven Plugin – a Must-Have
I have to admit with a high degree of shame that I didn’t know about the OWASP dependency check maven plugin. And seems to have been around since 2013. AndContinue reading
Using Trusted Timestamping With Java
Trusted timestamping is the process of having a trusted third party (“Time stamping authority”, TSA) certify the time of a given event in electronic form. The EU regulation eIDAS givesContinue reading
GDPR – A Practical Guide For Developers
You’ve probably heard about GDPR. The new European data protection regulation that applies practically to everyone. Especially if you are working in a big company, it’s most likely that there’sContinue reading
Enabling Two-Factor Authentication For Your Web Application
It’s almost always a good idea to support two-factor authentication (2FA), especially for back-office systems. 2FA comes in many different forms, some of which include SMS, TOTP, or even hardwareContinue reading
Setting Up Cassandra Cluster in AWS
Apache Cassandra is a NoSQL database that allows for easy horizontal scaling, using the consistent hashing mechanism. Seven years ago I tried it and decided not use it for aContinue reading
SecureLogin For Java Web Applications
No, there is not a missing whitespace in the title. It’s not about any secure login, it’s about the SecureLogin protocol developed by Egor Homakov, a security consultant, who becameContinue reading
Five Must-Watch Software Engineering Talks
We’ve all watched dozens of talks online. And we probably don’t remember many of them. But some do stick in our heads and we eventually watch them again (and again)Continue reading
Stubbing Key-Value Stores
Every project that has a database has dilemma: how to test database-dependent code. There are several options (not mutually exclusive): Use mocks – use only unit tests and mock theContinue reading
How To Send Ethereum Transactions With Java
After I’ve expressed my concerns about the blockchain technology, let’s get a bit more practical with the blockchain. In particular, with Ethereum. I needed to send a transaction with Java,Continue reading