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New Platform Security Tweaks Nokia's Python for S60 Application Development

Find out how the new platform security features affect Python for S60, what your development options will be, and how to perform native extending.

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A Guide to Cryptography in PHP

(05/02/08)

This comprehensive guide discusses where to get, how to install, and how to use the various cryptography packages available to enhance the security of your PHP applications.

OpenID and Rails: Authentication 2.0

(04/15/08)

Just about every web application uses the username and password combination for authentication. OpenID offers a better way. Learn how to integrate OpenID authentication in your Rails 2.0 applications.

Building Truly Useful Extension Methods

(03/30/08)

Use extension methods to breathe new life into old classes—even classes that you didn't write!

A Practical Approach to Threat Modeling

(03/20/08)

Protecting your systems requires more than just a firewall and a password; you need a documented process.

Software as a Service: Building On-Demand Applications in the Cloud

Application developers of all stripes are getting in on Software as a Service (SaaS), both as providers who deploy on-demand applications on their own servers and as consumers who build on-demand applications using Platform as a Service (PaaS) providers. What are the implications of moving your applications to an on-demand model? What are the requirements for building an on-demand application? Find out in this DevX Special Report.

Never Write an Insecure ASP.NET Application Ever Again

(03/10/08)

Learn to take advantage of the inner workings of ASP.NET's security model to help eliminate security vulnerabilities from your web applications.

SQLCLR Security and Designing for Reuse

(07/02/07)

SQL Server's CREATE ASSEMBLY statement lets you catalog code with one of three predefined security buckets. But under the covers, there are actually two distinct security models at play: Code Access Security and Host Protection, and you need to understand both.

Build Robust Security into a Rails-Based Wiki System

(06/27/07)

Learn how to add robust security features to a simple wiki system built on the Rails platform.

Secure Your Wireless Networks with Scapy Packet Manipulation

(06/12/07)

To secure a wireless network you must first determine the state of the network and then provide a defense against intrusions. Enter Scapy, a packet-crafting tool written in Python.

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