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
The Problem Solver
I’ll start this post with a quote: "Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they actually did it." – Patrick McKenzieContinue reading
I Still Prefer Eclipse Over IntelliJ IDEA
Over the years I’ve observed an inevitable shift from Eclipse to IntelliJ IDEA. Last year they were almost equal in usage, and I have the feeling things are swaying evenContinue reading
Blockchain? It’s All Greek To Me…
The blockchain hype is huge, the ICO craze (“Coindike”) is generating millions if not billions of “funding” for businesses that claim to revolutionize basically anything. I’ve been following all ofContinue 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