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Security related articles can be found here.

Personal Information Security - Spyware

An overview of spyware. Part of the Personal Information Security series of articles.

Personal Information Security - Phishing

Overview of Phishing scams. Part of the Personal Information Security series of articles.

Understanding Cookies

An overview of what cookies are and how they work.

Protecting Applications Against Dictionary Attacks

Techniques to protect your web applications against dictionary attacks.

Understanding SSL

An overview of what SSL is, what it protects and more importantly, what it does not protect.

The SSL Handshake

Description of the SSL Handshake, which is the process of establishing an SSL connection.

Storing Passwords Securely

Using hash functions to store passwords securely.

Serving Documents Securely From Web Applications

A technique to securely serve Word, Excel, PDF and other documents to users and protecting them from unauthorized access.

Input Validation Using Jakarta Commons Validator

Using the Jakarta Commons Validator for input validation.