Use PHP To Convert Text To Images To Block Spammers

If your PHP website contains forms that can be submitted, they can probably be submitted by automation. With PHP programming, a programmer can create a PHP script that submits GET or POST form data directly to the recipient script. The programmer’s code can access a database of information, such as a hacker’s dictionary, and iterate [...]

Remote Desktop Protocol Network Security Advisory

Summary
The aim of this advisory is to warn Remote Desktop users about the feasibility of invisible man-in-the-middle attacks against Microsoft Terminal Services. This is an update of Erik Forsberg’s advisory released in April 2003 available at the following link: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/317244. In short, mitm attacks on RDP protocol are still possible and they can be completely [...]

Sessions And Cookies in PHP Programming

The question of information tracking arises regularly in regards to PHP eCommerce shopping carts and member login management systems for PHP Programming. It is important that the PHP Programmer have a thorough understanding of managing Sessions and Cookies with PHP Programming in order to create efficient data tracking from page to page of a PHP [...]

Modulus 10 Checking With PHP Programming

The Luhn algorithm or Luhn formula, also known as the Modulus 10 Algorithm (mod 10), is a simple checksum formula used to validate a variety of identification numbers, such as credit card numbers and Canadian Social Insurance Numbers. The algorithm is in the public domain and is in wide use today. It is not intended [...]

Sniffing Networks And Network Security

When you transmit data between your computer and the rest of the world, you are not the only one who can see and hear your data in transit. Generally, your transmissions are intended for a specific recipient, which is typically a server of some sort. A PHP server receives web requests and generally responds with [...]

Advantages of Web and Database Programming and Network Security

For a long time the Web was composed of primarily static websites that were maintained by laborious manual methods. Websites comprised of volume web pages were painful to manage and updates were slow to be effected. Human error was more common back then, and the equipment used to create, transmit, store and display content was [...]

Network Security Issues of include() With PHP Programming

The include() command is powerful PHP Code to grab remote content and literally “include” it in your PHP Programs. The command is designed to make a remote or local network request to retrieve content that is inserted into your own PHP Code. There are special caveats as related to Network Security when using this command. [...]