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How do you stop bulk data scraping through an API?
Cap page sizes server side, limit exports, return fewer fields and watch for enumeration. A practical list for stopping bulk scraping through an API.
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API gateway, WAF or scanner: which stops which API attack?
A gateway controls who calls an API, a WAF filters known attack patterns, and a scanner finds flaws in the running API. See which covers which risk.
Oct 18, 20264 min read
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What should an API error response include and hide?
Return the right status code and a generic message; keep stack traces and internals in logs. A table of status codes and what each should reveal.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Apache ServerTokens, ServerSignature and TraceEnable explained
What Apache ServerTokens, ServerSignature and TraceEnable do, their defaults, and why hiding the version helps far less than keeping Apache patched.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Apache mod_proxy: ProxyRequests, open proxies and safe reverse setups
An Apache reverse proxy does not need ProxyRequests On. Why that setting makes an open proxy, and what ProxyPass, ProxyPreserveHost and X-Forwarded do.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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How do Ansible vault IDs keep dev and production secrets separate?
Vault IDs label encrypted content so dev and production use different passwords. How to set them up, what the label reveals, and where to store passwords.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Does Ansible Vault keep files encrypted on the target host?
Not always. A vaulted file passed as src to copy or template is decrypted on the target. Learn which modules do this and how to limit the exposure.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Is ansible-pull safe? Trust model, verify-commit and host keys
ansible-pull runs playbooks from a repository on each host. What that changes about trust, and how verify-commit and host key handling reduce the risk.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Does Ansible no_log hide secrets everywhere? What it hides and misses
no_log keeps a task's values out of Ansible output but not debug output or ANSIBLE_DEBUG. Where secrets still leak and how to close the gaps.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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