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OpenID for CodeIgniter made easy – All about it
Oct 21st
A few months back, I have been struggling to have openID authentication loaded to my application. It’s a hazard… the simple idea of having it integrated to my application and have users logged in using their existing facebook, google account is pretty fancy, but the code behind it is a mess, a complete tragedy. Luckily RPXNow stepped in and provided me a hand in authenticate people and handling the magic works. No one likes to reinvent the wheel after all, and this is a PRETTY HARD wheel to deal with…
Also, I’ve been exposed to the wonderful world of More >
SQL Injection Prevention
Oct 12th
What is SQL Injection?
SQL Injection is evil. Period. SQL Injection is where people gain access to your system using method unknown to you. Injection usually occur when you require the user to fill in a form, often in a form of a username or a password => They put something evil in the box and crashes your system. That evil something is of a form of a SQL statement and actively running their code onto your database.
Types of SQL InjectionThere are 2 types: ones that gains access to your system (as an admin) and ones that corrupt your More >
