Why you can’t trust things you copy and paste from web pages
Just when you thought it was safe to delve into your clipboard. Continue reading Why you can’t trust things you copy and paste from web pages
Category Archives: css
Should javascript and css ".map" source maps be included on production servers?
Source maps are a convenient way to work with directly with code that has been obfuscated and/or minified, yet trace errors back to the original “pretty” code.
My understanding is that obfuscating and minifying code generall… Continue reading Should javascript and css ".map" source maps be included on production servers?
Should javascript and css ".map" source maps be included on production servers?
Source maps are a convenient way to work with directly with code that has been obfuscated and/or minified, yet trace errors back to the original “pretty” code.
My understanding is that obfuscating and minifying code generall… Continue reading Should javascript and css ".map" source maps be included on production servers?
CAPTCHAs: How does simple math in cleartext prove you’re human?
I’m intrigued that many sites use seemingly random numbers with a random operator as a security check to validate that you’re not a bot. Forgive my ignorance in captcha technology, but what is stopping the bot from pulling the simple math … Continue reading CAPTCHAs: How does simple math in cleartext prove you’re human?
How dangerous is it to use CSS styles from an untrusted source?
I’m a moderator at a forum. We want to have a new style for the forum.
We’re thinking about announcing a competition to the users to come up with the best CSS design; we would adopt the best submission.
How dangerous would this be? How d… Continue reading How dangerous is it to use CSS styles from an untrusted source?