Is there file format for checksums?
I want to store SHA512 checksum of the file for my application. How to do it in common (popular) way? So this checksum can be used but by third party application too.
security
how to create a custom SELinux label
I wrote a service/single binary app that I’m trying to run on Fedora 24, it runs using systemd, the binary is deployed to /srv/bot
How to check, which limit was exceeded? (Process terminated because of ulimit. )
Let’s assume process runs in ulimited environment :
torbrowser signature verification fails – a glitch or an “attack”?
I wanted to try using TOR on my new Linux Mint 18.1 installation. So I apt-get installed torbrowser-launcher and tor, then ran torbrowser-launcher. It opened a dialog box and showed me it was downloading the TOR browser; but when it was done, it said it had failed the signature check and that I may be “under attack” (oh my!).
How do I encrypt git on my server?
Heres the closest I’ve gotten: I installed gitolite in the /Private folder using ecryptfs-utils (sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils adduser git ecryptfs-setup-private then the rest was configuring gitolite using a root install).
Iptables: matching outgoing traffic with conntrack and owner. Works with strange drops
In my iptables script I have been experimenting with writing as finely grained rules as possible. I limit which users are allowed to use which services, partly for security and partly as a learning exercise.
How to force Authentication on REST API for Password protected page using custom table and fetch() without Plugin
I am implementing the REST API with fetch() promises as requests on a Password protected page with a custom table without using a plugin (only using the WP REST API that has been merged into WordPress core – thumbs up 👍 WordPress team, that was a smart move, thank you).
Using “wordpress_logged_in” to restrict direct access to uploads folder in 2021
I am looking at ways to restrict direct access to the WordPress Uploads folder. I’ve read a handful of Stackoverflow and blog posts about using “wordpress_logged_in” in .htaccess to check if a person is logged in and if they are not to restrict them. See example of a snippet below.
Does WordPress sanitize arguments to WP_Query?
This is a very straight-forward question, but it’s important and I can’t find anything definitive in the docs.
Should you escape hardcoded URLs?
I’m writing a very simple social share plugin for a client. I’m using these two functions to display the share buttons at the bottom of each post: