Security
Look Ma! I Made A Single Serving Password Generating Website
As we rollout WordPress to our campus users, I find myself needing to generate passwords for all sorts of accounts – not to mention needing passwords for the various services we use. I’ve found a few websites over the years that I’ve used, but they’re often slow and littered with ads, which is a waste [...]
Never Store Your Passwords in Clear Text
In 2008, I blogged about how to work with passwords with any web app you may build. It’s been one of the more popular posts on this site, and the lessons learned in that have never been more relevant during the course of the last few days. Let’s flash back and get a bit of [...]
WordPress 2.6.2 and Automatic Updating
WordPress version 2.6.2 is out, fixing a few security holes. If you haven’t already, you should upgrade your installation as soon as possible. I think I’ve mentioned it here before, but if you’re not running the Automatic Upgrade plugin, stop and add it to the top of your to-do list. True to it’s name, the [...]
