Articles by Tag #websecurity
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What Is CORS and Why Is It Breaking My API Requests?
If you’ve ever built a web app that talks to a backend API, you’ve probably run into this scary...
🕵️♂️ The Case of the Missing S3 Metadata: A CORS Deep Dive
When you upload a file to S3 with custom metadata (like fileName or uploadedAt), everything looks...
JWT Token Validator Challenge
⚡ Skip to Exercise: Download Files | View Challenge | Get Started The $3 Billion Session...
Remote Code Execution via Profile Picture Upload on Academico (CVE-2025-10763)
Remote Code Execution via Profile Picture Upload on Academico (CVE-2025-10763) - PoC...
Modern Web Authentication Security: JWT, Cookies, CSRF, and Common Developer Mistakes
A practical guide to understanding authentication security - what breaks, why it breaks, and how...
3 Battle-Tested Strategies to Scale and Secure Your Django Application: From DRF to Cloudflare
Why One Rate Limiting Strategy Isn't Enough You've launched your Django application,...
Local Storage vs Cookies for JWT Auth in MERN
When building authentication in a MERN application, one of the most common questions is: Where...
Install SafeLine WAF in 10 Minutes: Quick‑Start Guide for DevOps Teams
If you're ready to deploy a full‑featured Web Application Firewall (WAF) quickly and efficiently,...
Why SafeLine is better than traditional WAF
Drawbacks of Traditional WAFs Traditional WAFs typically use regular expressions to define...
Protecting a Personal Tech Blog in Practice: SafeLine Deployed in 10 Minutes
I’ve been running a personal tech blog for about three years. Like many developer blogs, it’s mostly...
SafeLine WAF Log Analysis in Action: 3 Key Techniques to Uncover Business Issues
Many people who deploy SafeLine WAF focus mainly on "blocked requests" as the primary metric,...
Secure Drupal: Best Practices for Enterprise Sites
“Small habits, when repeated daily, become big results.” - James Clear, author of Atomic...
SafeLine: The Open-Source WAF That Actually Protects Your Web Apps
If you’ve ever hosted a web app, a personal homelab service, or even a simple dashboard exposed to...
From Regex Matching to Understanding Intent: How SafeLine WAF Uses Semantic Analysis
If you’ve worked with Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), you’ve probably seen this pattern...
19,400+ GitHub Stars: This Free WAF Is on Fire
Tired of constantly maintaining endless regex rules in traditional WAFs? Say hello to SafeLine, a...
Deploy SafeLine WAF with Docker Compose: A Step-by-Step Guide
SafeLine WAF is an open-source, powerful web application firewall designed to protect your web...
Bot Defense Case Study: Real-World Traffic Comparison with SafeLine WAF
Protecting web applications from malicious bots is one thing; proving it works in production is...
🔐 10 Core Concepts Every Developer Should Know About Data Security
Encryption Turns readable data (plaintext) into unreadable code (ciphertext) using a key. ✅ Used...
A Guide to Modern Browser Storage And Data Sharing Capabilities
Choosing the right browser storage can make or break your app's performance and security—here's how...
Why Developers Should Stop Hashing Passwords and Start Using KDFs
For years, developers have followed the mantra: “Don’t store passwords in plain text. Hash...
Why Developers Should Stop Hashing Passwords and Start Using KDFs
For years, developers have followed the mantra: “Don’t store passwords in plain text. Hash...
I Built a Simple SQL Injection Test Tool (and Broke My Own Site in the Process 😅)
Hey folks 👋 As part of my self-learning journey into cybersecurity, I wanted to better understand...
A Self-Hosted Alternative to Cloudflare
Modern websites are under constant pressure from automated traffic — bots scraping data, stuffing...
How to Use Cloudflare Firewall Rules to Secure Your Website
Securing a website today can feel a bit complicated and complex thing to do. In the online world,...
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যখন আপনি কোনো ওয়েবসাইটে নতুন অ্যাকাউন্ট খোলার কথা ভাবেন, তখন আপনাকে ইমেল প্রদান করতে হয় এবং একটি...
Ditch Cloud WAFs: How to Migrate to Self-Hosted SafeLine WAF with Zero Downtime
Switching from a cloud WAF like Cloudflare to a self-hosted SafeLine WAF can seem intimidating. But...
SafeLine: A Next-Generation Self-Hosted Web Application Firewall
Introduction The modern internet is under constant attack. From SQL injection attempts to...
How to Integrate SafeLine WAF with Ingress-Nginx in Kubernetes
If you're running workloads in Kubernetes, you’re probably already using Ingress-Nginx to manage...
Deploy SafeLine WAF in 10 Minutes: A DevOps-Friendly Quick Start
Looking to protect your APIs, web apps, or enterprise endpoints with a full-featured Web Application...
Stopping Bots in Action: SafeLine WAF Real-World Traffic Case Study
Protecting web applications from malicious bots is one thing; proving it works in production is...