Archive for the 'Security' Category



Secure POP3 (pop3s) server using stunnel

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

It’s not a secret that POP3 (Post Office Protocol) is unsecure protocol. All data, including passwords (!) between POP3 server and PC is going in plain text. POP3, like some other protocols (telnet, ftp, etc) absolutely not resistant to sniffing attacks. Even if you sure that your network or PC is secure you can’t trust your ISP network, that potentially can be compromised. Below you can find how-to secure your POP3 server in few easy steps. This how-to is actual for people who can’t or don’t want to change their POP3 server software, but want be secure.

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Securing PHP

Monday, December 11th, 2006

PHP is one of most popular programming languages for Web. A lot of applications developed using PHP, but very small percent of PHP programmers write quality and secure code. As result about 70-80% of hacks done via PHP applications (forums, blogs, albums, etc). So, how can you secure your server? There is no 100% recipe, but i have some tips what can help you.

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