The Journal (Page 3)
Brennenstuhl on Security Engineering
Learning AssertJ: Null ain't Blank
This AssertJ bug could lead to severe issues: In Java, a blank String is a CharSequence that is empty, null or whitespace only – except when you use AssertJ!
The Purpose of JWT: Stateless Authentication
JSON Web Token (JWT) allow you to establish stateless authentication. I explain why this is important and what's the fundamental difference to stateful authentication.
On Making Spring Security OAuth RFC-compliant
On Fixing Spring Security OAuth: I fixed a small HTTP header extractor for the Spring Security OAuth open source project recently. Here's what happened & what I learned...
Weak Crypto in Google Cloud Platform, Github SAML Attack & Twitter Security UX
Want to use JWT for password-reset or email activation? Turn app state into HMAC-keys to guarantee one-time use of JWTs! This is how it works …
Single-Use JWT: Unlocking the Power of Stateless One Time Token
I delve into the transformative potential of JWTs as one-time tokens, exploring their advantages, implementation considerations, and real-world use cases.
Secure Your AWS DynamoDB Data: A Backup & Recovery Strategy for Uninterrupted Business Operations
In this article, I outline a DynamoDB backup and recovery strategy based on Datapipelines, S3 & AWS Lambdas.