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Month: June 2020

2. HTTP COOKIES

2. HTTP COOKIES

An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data that a server sends to a client. The server sends the cookie using the Set-Cookie header in the response. It looks like that:Set-Cookie: trackingCookie=user1357272User-agent saves a cookie from the response and sends it back in the Cookie request header like that:Cookie: trackingCookie=user1357272Cookies are used for the following purposes:1. Session managementHTTP is a stateless protocol meaning that two requests cannot be correlated to the same source or to each other even if…

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1. HTTP Security Headers

1. HTTP Security Headers

There is a number of HTTP response headers that you should use to increase the security of your web application. They are referred to as HTTP security headers.Once implemented, HTTP security headers restrict modern browsers from running into easily preventable vulnerabilities. They also provide yet another, additional layer of security by helping to mitigate security vulnerabilities and prevent attacks (like XSS, Clickjacking, information leakage, etc.). But it is important to mention that HTTP security headers are not intended to replace…

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Azure RBAC Notes

Azure RBAC Notes

Azure Roles and Azure AD Roles Azure roles are separate from the administrative roles found in Azure AD. For example, a user who is granted Global Administrator rights in Azure AD does not have permissions to create resources in Azure. They must be granted rights at a scope using a role with the ability to create resources such as the Contributor role. Creating Custom Roles Custom roles cannot be created through the Azure Portal, but they can be assigned after…

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Deployment Pipelines

Deployment Pipelines

Deployment pipelines (or Continuous Delivery pipelines) are the cornerstone of Continuous Delivery as they automate all the stages (build, test, release, etc.) of your software delivery process. There are numerous benefits to using Continuous Deployment pipelines. An automated pipeline allows all stakeholders to monitor the progress, eliminates the overhead of all the manual work, provides quick feedback, and more importantly builds confidence on the code quality. Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) The deployment pipeline run starts with a developer committing source…

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Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment. (CI/CD)

Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment. (CI/CD)

Continuous Integration Continuous Integration is an agile engineering practice originating from the extreme programming methodology. It primarily focuses on automated build and test for every change committed to the version control system by the developers. According to Martin Fowler, “Continuous Integration (CI) is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently; usually each person integrates at least daily – leading to multiple integrations per day. Each integration is verified by an automated build (including test)…

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Azure Storage

Azure Storage

Performance Tiers When creating a storage account, you must choose between the Standard and Premium performance tiers. This setting cannot be changed later. Standard This tier supports all storage services: blobs, tables, files, queues, and unmanaged Azure virtual machine disks. It uses magnetic disks to provide cost-efficient and reliable storage. Premium This tier is designed to support workloads with greater demands on I/O and is backed by high performance SSD disks. They only support page blobs, and do not support…

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