AES encryption (in Java) of different JSON strings always produce same encrypted string as result. Why? [closed]

I have a program written in Java which takes JSON string as argument, encrypts it using AES then encodes it using Base64.
JSON string is like:

{“a”: “b”} or {“a”: “n”} or {“a”: “k”}

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JSON API response flagged as XSS by vulnerability scanner. Is this a false positive?

When a user attempts to access any URL without authentication (including a non-existent URL), my web service returns an HTTP 401 response. This response is JSON encoded, and the body of this response contains the path requested by the user… Continue reading JSON API response flagged as XSS by vulnerability scanner. Is this a false positive?

Stay Informed: How to Pull Your Own COVID-19 Data

For all the technology we have, it can still be frustratingly difficult to get any concrete information from the media. Sometimes all you want to do is to cut through the noise and see some real numbers. Watching talking heads argue for a half hour probably isn’t going to tell …read more

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MessagePack Is A More Efficient JSON

It is an age-old problem, that of having some data you want to store somewhere, and later bring it back. How do you format the data? Custom file formats are not that hard, but if you use an existing format you can probably steal code from a library to help …read more

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure – February 2020 Edition


I did think about calling this the typo edition – I just bought a Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic keyboard and it might be preventing physical strain but my mental state as a result of the change is a whole other matter.

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