Security Tips
Security Tip: Cryptographically Secure Randomness
[Tip#19] Because all randomness should be cryptographically secure.
Stephen Rees-Carter
Friendly Hacker, Speaker, and PHP & Laravel Security Specialist.🕵️ I hack stuff on stage for fun. 😈
Security Tips
Security Tip: Keep Dependencies Updated
[Tip#18] Dependencies are security risks, especially if you have a lot of them or don't keep them updated...
Newsletter
In Depth: Content Security Policy
[InDepth#7] CSPs are an incredibly powerful security feature built into the browser.
Security Tips
Security Tip: Don't Hardcode Admin Emails
[Tip#17] It's easy to forget to update the admins list when it changes...
Security Tips
Security Tip: Avoid Open Redirects!
[Tip#16] Ever clicked a link that looked legitimate, but took you somewhere unexpected?
In Depth
In Depth: Timing Attacks
[InDepth#6] You can use response timing to infer important information.
Security Tips
Security Tip: Be Careful Of Transliteration
[Tip#15] Since we don't have enough weird edge cases to worry about in security, here's one more: Transliteration allows you to bypass security checks when services like MySQL do magical translation without telling you! 😱
In Depth
In Depth: Rehashing Passwords
[InDepth#5] It sounds easy to rehash passwords, but is it really that easy?
Security Tips
Security Tip: Should You Block Compromised Passwords?
[Tip#13] Blocking Compromised (Pwned) Passwords forces your users to use strong passwords, but is it the right choice for your app?
Security Tips
Security Tip: Rate Limit Your Login Forms!
[Tip#12] It's easy to guess passwords if your app doesn't rate limit attempts...
Security Tips
Security Tip: Default Password Rules
[Tip #11] Why duplicate password validation rules across your app when you can define defaults once?
In Depth
In Depth #4: Guessing Placeholders For Malicious Purposes
Placeholders are incredibly useful, but you need to be careful with them.