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Securing ASP applications from SQL injection and XSS

Darko at 10:31 am on Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Recently I was alarmed that one of my late projects is under attack. It was one of my first websites I created using ASP+MS SQL.

Looking at .LOG files and database it was clear that the attack was done using SQL injection method, which is of course a shame on my work but it somehow slips through my fingers at certain lines of code. We all live and learn… There is a saying - who works, makes mistakes.

Anyhow, I was facing a problem that has to be sold, and finaly - I made it… Read more >>

Friendly URLs, the easy way

Darko at 3:29 pm on Monday, June 30, 2008

If you ever wonder how to create those cool links to your pages, here’s a short tutorial…

Those “old” links like http://www.example.com/index.php?p=1&s=2&t=ok are history, the new look-and-feel is http://www.example.com/news/technology/.

There are number of advanteges with using this friendly URLs:

  • visitors can easily see where is their current location within your website
  • easy to remember direct links to a certain page on your website
  • Google “reads” your website more accurate and gives a better search results, so this is also a very good SEO technique (a must-have one actually)

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Web2.0 GUI design elements

Darko at 4:12 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2007

web20-badge.jpgRecently I’ve found a some cool tools that helps you create web2.0 style graphic elements for your website on-the-fly.
They are all easy to use, with very intuitive user interface. Basically all you have to do at those websites is to click few times, choose some of predefined options or define your own, and click the Render button. Read more >>

You should know how to welcome your visitors !

Darko at 11:17 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2007

willkommen.jpgVisitors will like your web site if you make a nice welcome for them. Knowing where are they coming from can help you attract new visitors and also keep the visitors come back.
Of course, the most important thing is to have a quality content, but if you don’t serve it right - visitor might miss the content…

Imagine this as if you were the visitor:

  • you opened a web site and it’s default language is your native language
  • opening a registration form, your country is automatically selected
  • content is served with priority to content related to my country of residence

Doesn’t this sounds cool?
Well, you can do the same for you own web site… Read more >>

 
 
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