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    Block hack attempts from all foreign & unknown locations.

    The file /etc/hosts.deny on Unix/Linux can block login attempts based on counties. The below is a simple host.deny file to block all countries but your own ( in my case Australia), sure this is not the whole answer to securing a system but it sure cuts down the number of hack attempts.

    sudo vi /etc/hosts.allow

    #
    # hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are
    # *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
    # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
    #
    # We will block *all*

    by:Nigel Leck - 25 Jul 2013
    Does renaming a page's path automatically redirect from the old page path?

    Pages can have any number of aliases. When a page's path is renamed the system will automatically add an alias from the page's previous path to the current page.

    This prevents 404 errors which are a well known cause of user frustration and lower SEO rankings.

    When a user requests a URL first a matching page is searched then the page aliases are searched, if a matching page alias is found then that page is used. There are NO 301/302 errors returned there is just many paths to the same page.


    by:Nigel Leck - 19 Jul 2013
    Support for Questionnaires

    A sample questionnaire :-

    http://polls.stsoftware.com.au/site/climate/

    To create a questionnaire:-

    Create screen

     

    List of questions:-

    List of questions

    Create a new question:- 

    Enter a question

    List of choices:- 

    List of choices

    Resulting sample survey:-

    Example Poll

     


    by:Nigel Leck - 18 Jul 2013
    How to work around DNS (Domain Name System) outages.

    On 28 of March 2013 the web's DNS was under attack by one of the largest DDoS attack in the web's history.

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-28/huge-cyber-attack-slows-internet-globally/4598574

    The DNS is used by a web browser to translate a host name to a IP address, which is a bit like using a phone book to look up a person's phone number.

    There are a number of ways of working around a DNS outage:-

    Change the DNS servers used


    by:Nigel Leck - 27 Mar 2013
    What software is used to build stSoftware systems?

    Web Frameworks used:-

    Server frameworks:-

    Build control:-

    • Source control: CVS & SVN
    • Issue tracking: Integrated into base system.
    • Build control: Ant/Mavin
    • Automated testing: JUnit
    • Languages Used: Java 7, HTML5, JavaScript
    • Supported Database with

    by:Nigel Leck - 27 Mar 2013
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