Web Design & Development
Data Portability Exports, Done Properly
Letting users download their own data in a usable format. Key takeaways Formats: machine-readable formats such as JSON or CSV are expected Scope: exports should...
Marcus Adeyemi
Builds and maintains the web work. Writes about front-end architecture, performance, accessibility and the unglamorous parts of keeping a site alive.
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Web Design & Development
A Practical Guide to Encrypting Sensitive Data
Protecting data at rest and in transit with encryption, and managing the keys that make it work. Key takeaways In transit: TLS protects data moving between syst...
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HSTS and TLS Configuration: The Decisions That Matter
Configuring HTTPS properly, including protocol versions, cipher choices and strict transport security. Key takeaways HSTS: tells browsers to use HTTPS for a dom...
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DDoS Mitigation Basics, Done Properly
Protecting a site against attacks that overwhelm it with traffic. Key takeaways Volumetric attacks: flood bandwidth or connections Application attacks: target e...
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Web Application Firewalls, Done Properly
A filtering layer that inspects HTTP traffic and blocks requests matching known attack patterns. Key takeaways Rule sets: managed rules cover common attack clas...
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A Practical Guide to Security Disclosure Policies
A published policy telling security researchers how to report vulnerabilities in your systems. Key takeaways security.txt: a standard file that publishes contac...
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A Practical Guide to Penetration Testing for Web Apps
Commissioning security professionals to attack your application under controlled conditions. Key takeaways Scope: defines systems, methods and timing Authorizat...
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A Practical Guide to Software Bills of Materials
A machine-readable inventory of the components and dependencies that make up a piece of software. Key takeaways Formats: standard formats exist for describing c...
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Distributed Tracing, Done Properly
Following a single request as it passes through several services, queues and databases. Key takeaways Trace context: a shared identifier links spans across serv...
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Service Level Objectives: The Decisions That Matter
Targets for reliability, such as availability or latency, that define what good enough means. Key takeaways Indicators: measurable signals such as successful re...
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Autoscaling Web Applications, Done Properly
Adding and removing server capacity automatically in response to load. Key takeaways Metrics: scaling can respond to CPU, queue depth or request rate Warm-up: n...
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How to Get Read Replicas and Scaling Reads Right
Copies of a database that serve read queries, reducing load on the primary database. Key takeaways Replication lag: replicas can be slightly behind the primary...
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