Tar based incremental backups
A small bash script I wrote to have incremental backups done on a unix server, and then pushed to a Windows File system. On the fileserver, we add this directory to the normal backup. This is on a mail...
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Find “similar things” in Ruby
For several Ruby on Rails projects I had to come up with “similar” results. These are often results (video’s, products,places, hobbies, etc) with the greatest number of tags. Say, you are tagging car...
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nnscfgmaker.sh: a nagios/nsclient++ cfg maker
Dear all, We are in the process of changing the monitoring system on part of our network from Zenoss to Nagios. This is not a Zenoss vs. Nagios debate, as both products are awesome and do the things...
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FacebookError: OAuthException – Invalid OAuth access token
On places.ae, we got notified of some issues with Facebook signups and logins. All of the sudden, when the Facebook OAuth service pushed us back to our redirect-page, the HyperGraph Gem threw the...
View ArticleSpaces, or parentheses are important
In Rails, j = points.size -1 is not equal to j = points.size - 1 Wouldn’t it be easier if Parentheses were mandatory, so that we could see the difference between: j = points.size -1 and j =...
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JQuery AJAX with Rails’ authenticity token
In Ruby on Rails, authenticity tokens are generated to prevent CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) attacks. These tokens generate a unique “identifier” to prevent other website from making requests on...
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JQlog: JQuery Keylogger, or why not to trust your proxy admin.
Note that this post is for awareness and educational purposes only. I do not encourage, and cannot be held responsible for malicious actions using these tools. The Internet, as it is today, is a...
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Rails, what’s wrong with serving static JS and CSS files?
For a new web project, I’ve been looking at Rails 3.1, the latest update of the popular Ruby on Rails web application framework. Although I just started on it, and haven’t seen all the goodness, one...
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the state of Mixed Mode
When a browser grabs a webpage over HTTPS, *nobody* (aside from revelations that governments can see our SSL traffic) can see what’s happening between your browser and the target webserver. You are...
View ArticleBrocade brute forcer
During a pentest, I needed to test a Brocade SAN Switch. Since the Java webstart was quite slow, and I couldn’t find another script – I quickly coded this together to brute force passwords:...
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