Category Archives: webserver

Url only works from the browser it is generated from. Copying it into a Curl Command fails, and gives a 403 error. How can I fix this?

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I am doing some web scraping for streaming files, .m3u8 mime type. In this particular instance, I can’t create a functional request that does not end up with a 403 Forbidden error.
How to reproduce:

Go here in the browser: https://sbplay…. Continue reading Url only works from the browser it is generated from. Copying it into a Curl Command fails, and gives a 403 error. How can I fix this?→

While creating App Engine firewall rules, How to get get Max existing firewall priority from the rule list [migrated]

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In creating an app Engine firewall rule, we need the priority number.
While adding a new rule to the firewall our code checks a database for the latest priority number on the console and calculates the next number by incrementing the same…. Continue reading While creating App Engine firewall rules, How to get get Max existing firewall priority from the rule list [migrated]→

Defining user anomalies by analysing web server interaction counts [closed]

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I’m researching log-analysis using webserver/HTTP logs, so I created the pipeline for this use case (Anomaly detection). Let’s say I have number/counts of logged records/events for each username.

The problem is I’m not sure what is the be… Continue reading Defining user anomalies by analysing web server interaction counts [closed]→