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Working with a Certificate Authority in C# (Updated)

Working with a Certificate Authority in C# (Updated)

Hello again. This is a repost and move of an article I wrote a few years ago and for some reason forgot to move to my main blog here. I'm reposting it here to give anyone who wants to comment or ask questions a fresh place to do so as

Let's Encrypt is Not a Really, Really, Really Bad Idea!

Let's Encrypt is Not a Really, Really, Really Bad Idea!

(Did I mention it's not a bad idea) This is a response to the Medium article on Let's Encrypt being a really, really, really bad idea located here h ttps://medium.com/swlh/why-lets-encrypt-is-a-really-really-really-bad-idea-d69308887801 [https://medium.com/swlh/why-lets-encrypt-is-a-really-really-really-bad-idea-d69308887801] ), and https://medium.com/swlh/why-lets-encrypt-is-a-really-bad-idea-part-ii-b05944c1c501 First of all, I don't

Defensive Functions - Azure Blob Virus Scanning

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Defensive Functions - Azure Blob Virus Scanning

This is the first in a series on writing some simple security focused functions that can help you protect your business without a lot of work. This first article is focused on virus scanning in Azure Storage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every business I've worked for has to do a lot of file

Don't use Network Solutions

Don't use Network Solutions

I've owned various domain names for a long time and one of the first companies around at the time was Network Solutions. They were a solid registrar at the beginning, but they are really bad now. I'm writing this article in case you are like me, and just got complacent,

Stackify with the C++ REST SDK - Android

There are a couple of ways to use C++ libraries in Android, but in this sample I am focusing on the Native Activity vs JNI. Setup To run this sample you need * Install Visual Studio for Android dependencies including emulators * Install the Nuget package for the C++ REST SDK Install-Package

Welcome to Defense Against The Dark Arts!

Welcome to Defense Against The Dark Arts!

👋 Welcome, it's great to have you here. My name is Jay Atkins and as you can probably guess I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, and a technical wizard of sorts. This is my personal blog where I like to share some experiences battling the dark arts and other technical magic

Dear Apple,

I've been in a steady relationship with you since 2009. We have five iPhones, two iPods, four MacBook Pros, three iPads, and a 27" iMac together, and I wont even mention the countless dongles, headphones, mice, and trackpads that we use every day to get closer with each other. Unfortunately

Don't Leak Your Strings!

Don't Leak Your Strings!

I'm not going to talk about SecureString in this post. This article is about an often overlooked aspect of development where you can easily leak information you didn't want to share. In fact, I encourage you to grab a closed source library you are curious about on your system and

Query the Offline Registry with OffReg.dll

Query the Offline Registry with OffReg.dll

Ok. It's time for some code. I've been crazy busy lately and haven't had time to post anything really useful on this site yet. So here is a quick tutorial on using the Offline Registry API. I'm not sure how many people actually need to do this, but it is

Stackify with C++

Stackify with C++

Logging is extremely important to any application, and I've come to love using Stackify for application logging with C#, Java, and Node.js. Sadly, C++ has been neglected from the Logging as a Service revolution. Yes, you can do log shipping and send your logs to a service, but using

Stackify with POCO C++

Stackify with POCO C++

I don't really know how popular the POCO logging framework is, but it is my favorite. I've used log4cpp, log4cxx, boost logging, easylogging++, and many more, but for documentation, ease of use, flexibility and developer maintenance I think it should be at the top of the list. Getting Started with

Stackify with the C++ REST SDK - Windows

Stackify with the C++ REST SDK - Windows

In my previous post I added a Stackify Channel to the POCO logging framework, but in this example I am just using the Stackify REST api with the C++ REST SDK (Casablanca). No fancy frameworks and loggers to deal with. The C++ REST SDK provides us with a nice and