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Types of Proxy Servers: SOCKS, HTTP(S), FTP, SSL A high-level overview of the various proxy server protocols available nowadays and the main benefits they provide

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

From an IT networking perspective, a proxy server is a dedicated application that acts as an intermediary between a client that requests a resource and the server that provides that …

How to clear HTTP / HTTPS Redirect Cache by deleting the cached HSTS Settings in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox

Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

HTTP, SSL/TLS, DNS, URL, DDoS Attacks - Basic Concepts A high-level overview of some basic World Wide Web concepts: HTTP Protocol, SSL / TLS Certificates, Domain Name Servers, URLs, DDoS Attacks

June 7, 2022June 10, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this article we will provide a general overview of the main concepts behind the World Wide Web as we know it today: the HTTP protocol, used by the browser …

ASP.NET / Cloud / Coding / Cyber Security / Data Security / Linux / Operating Systems / PHP / Privacy & Compliance / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

Web Administrator Training Course A learning path to acquire the necessary skills to configure, manage and administer a web server on Windows, Linux, and in the Cloud

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce the start of our Web Administrator Training Course, a learning path dedicated to all web developers and system administrators wishing to deepen their knowledge in the …

ASP.NET / Cloud / Coding / Servers & Services / Web

Azure App Service - Pros and Cons Advantages and drawbacks of MS Azure App Service, a fully managed HTTP-based PaaS for hosting Web Applications, REST APIs, and mobile back ends

March 16, 2022March 29, 2022 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

if you've stumbled upon this post you most likely already know MS Azure App Service: a fully managed HTTP-based platform for hosting web applications, REST APIs, and mobile back ends …

Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

SSL certificates: how they work, why they matter A short guide explaining how the TLS (Transport Layer Security) cryptographic protocol works and the importance it has to establish secure and verified connections

October 15, 2021November 3, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

This article is a spin-off from a guide that I wrote some time ago to explain how to create a self-signed SSL certificate and its configuration on Apache and / …

Cyber Security / Operating Systems / Web / Windows

Check for Dangerous Root Certificates on Windows with SigCheck How to protect your Windows machine from unsafe root certificates such as Superfish, Komodia, PrivDog, eDellRoot using the free SigCheck tool from Sysinternals

June 11, 2021 - by Alice - Leave a Comment

Have you ever heard about Superfish? If you're a System Administrator, you probably do. However, here's a quick recap: Superfish was an advertising company based in Palo Alto, California: it …

Coding

Firefox - This address is restricted - Override Fix How to allow one or more non-standard HTTP / HTTPS ports from being opened by Mozilla Firefox, bypassing the "this address is restricted" error for good

April 16, 2019 - by Ryan - 4 Comments.

Mozilla Firefox is definitely a great browser and the developers community put a lot of effort on the security aspects, preventing malicious software and/or attackers from doing any harm to …

Coding / Servers & Services / SQL / Windows

SQL Server - Call a URL using GET or POST method and fetch Status Code and Response Text How to execute a GET or POST call to an external URL within a Stored Procedure (using HTTP or HTTPS protocol) and retrieve the StatusCode and ResponseText

November 9, 2018January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 4 Comments.

We already talked about the MSXML2.XMLHTTP and MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP objects in an older post: these objects provides methods and properties for server-safe HTTP access between different Web servers and can be used to exchange …

Coding / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities

IIS URL Redirect HTTP to HTTPS excluding one or more folders How to configure IIS to rewrite or redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS except the files in a specific subfolder (or more) with a web.config rewrite rule

October 17, 2018January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 4 Comments.

If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're trying to use the rewrite/redirect features of IIS to redirect all the HTTP requests coming to your website …

The Game Changing Tricks to Boost Your SEO Rankings in 2018

SEO & Marketing / Web

7 Futuristic SEO Trends to look out for in 2018 A bunch of clever considerations about SERP, SEO algorythms and Structured Data to stay ahead of the pack

March 13, 2018March 15, 2018 - by Jebock Bau - Leave a Comment

Google search algorithm is like the Pyramid of Giza: intriguing, massive, sophisticated and everybody wants to know how it works. With more than 200 search engine ranking signals it remains …