All articles with keyword "Security"

Comparing Strings

A common question I get deals with checking passwords against each other (in a confirmation mode, for instance) or against a stored password. One key thing you ...

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Creating a Registration Code

There are lots of shareware packages that allow you to get a registration code online and then enter it into your software. The key to these software packages i...

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Cryptography in Visual Basic

One of the more important topics in application security is handling encryption of data. There are a group of API calls known as the Cryptography API built into...

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Getting Security Information

In a site I built recently, I only wanted users to view the site via an HTTPS connection. If the user wasn't connected to the secure port, I needed to send them...

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