Tag: HTTPS

How to Use Proxies for Competitive Analysis and Market Research
Cyber Security / Data Security / Servers & Services / Web

Webhooks: what they are and how to secure them A brief overview of what webhooks are and how to secure them (along with their data) using encryption, authentication, HTTPS, and more

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In the digital age we live in, web applications are at the heart of business operations, from processing financial transactions to interacting with customers. But how do these applications communicate …

Webhooks: what they are and how to secure them A brief overview of what webhooks are and how to secure them (along with their data) using encryption, authentication, HTTPS, and more Read More
Types of Proxy Servers: SOCKS, HTTP(S), FTP, SSL
Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

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

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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 …

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 Read More
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

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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 …

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 Read More
Corso di Formazione - Web Administrator
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

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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 …

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 Read More
How to Migrate SQL Server DB to Azure SQL Server DB
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

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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 …

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 Read More
How to create a self-signed TLS SSL certificate for Apache or NGINX to accept HTTPS requests on port 443
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

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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 / …

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 Read More
Check for Dangerous Root Certificates on Windows with SigCheck
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

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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 …

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 Read More
Firefox - This address is restricted - Override Fix
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

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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 …

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 Read More
SQL Server - Recuperare il Product Key da una installazione esistente
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

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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 …

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 Read More
IIS URL Rewrite: redirect di più nomi di dominio su un singolo hostname
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

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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 …

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 Read More