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Using host.allow and hosts.deny for Quick Network Security

While configuring a firewall is by far the best way to secure your system, there are times when you need a way to access a remote server that doesn’t compromise security. A quick fix for boxes that need to be in the De Militarized Zone (DMZ) for a short period of time is to modify your [...]

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Stream Your Video Feeds with Palantir

Snapshot from palantir.santinoli.com: Over the past couple of weeks I’ve dabbled with the idea to add a webcam to my personal site that monitored a couple of pet furballs. The task was not too straight forward. I ran into many hiccups with alpha software and missing libraries. Most of the software related to [...]

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Android’s Unlock Screen is a Level of Security

Google’s Android mobile platform has a pretty interesting approach to the unlock screen that makes it more than just a simple way to avoid hitting buttons in your pocket. Android’s unlock screen actually introduces a new level of security to the device that didn’t previously exist on mobile phones without introducing an annoying new system [...]

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Easy Encryption in Java and Python with Keyczar

Do you need to encrypt small text data, like serial numbers or customer numbers in your web application?  With the amount of data being transmitted online and the increasing need to protect customers against identity theft, encryption is the one and only choice to keep customers safe. Unfortunately, implementing encryption is a daunting task [...]

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