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...
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...
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,...
Why SafeLine is better than traditional WAF
Drawbacks of Traditional WAFs Traditional WAFs typically use regular expressions to define...
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,...
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...
Secure Drupal: Best Practices for Enterprise Sites
“Small habits, when repeated daily, become big results.” - James Clear, author of Atomic...
🔐 10 Core Concepts Every Developer Should Know About Data Security
Encryption Turns readable data (plaintext) into unreadable code (ciphertext) using a key. ✅ Used...
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...
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...
Hashing
যখন আপনি কোনো ওয়েবসাইটে নতুন অ্যাকাউন্ট খোলার কথা ভাবেন, তখন আপনাকে ইমেল প্রদান করতে হয় এবং একটি...
Modern Application Security
A post by Nourhan Ibrahim
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...
SafeLine: A Next-Generation Self-Hosted Web Application Firewall
Introduction The modern internet is under constant attack. From SQL injection attempts to...
Part 1: Getting Started with SafeLine WAF - Installation and Basic Configuration
SafeLine is an open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF) developed by Chaitin Tech. It acts like a...
Upgraded My Homelab Web Security with SafeLine WAF
After setting up fail2ban for SSH protection, I realized my web services needed more sophisticated...
Boost Your Website’s Security with SafeLine WAF: The Powerful Open-Source Solution You Need
Here’s a strong recommendation for an open-source WAF (Web Application Firewall) that’s been...
Deploying Static Files for Website Hosting in SafeLine
In SafeLine version 6.6.0 and above, you can easily host websites using static files. This guide will...
Understanding SQL Injection: A Major Security Threat
Introduction SQL Injection (SQLi) is one of the most common and dangerous security...
A Beginner’s Guide to Web Security: Building a Basic Protection System on Nginx with a Free Tool
As a beginner in web security, I quickly learned that many developers focus on implementing...
Part 3: Mastering SafeLine WAF – Testing, Docker Setup & Troubleshooting
Welcome to the final part of our SafeLine WAF series! So far, you have set up SafeLine and...
Top 3 Web Security Vulnerabilities Every Developer Should Understand
Think about web security; it’s tempting to assume that firewalls, antivirus software, and strong...
Behind the Scenes of CSRF: A Developer’s Deep Dive
CSRF is one of those security issues that’s been around for a long time. There are well-known...
SafeLine: A Modern, Developer-Friendly Self-Hosted WAF for Real-World Threats
The web has never been more hostile. Automated scanners probe every open port, bots scrape content at...
DDoS, Crawlers, SQLi? SafeLine WAF Handles Them All
Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are essential for modern cybersecurity—but not all WAFs are built...