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Protecting .NET 4.+ Application By C++ [Unmanaged]

by The Ænema

Inject your 4.5 framework .NET application into a C++ unmanaged host application - fast, secure & without any extra tool or library.

The Secrets of Google Chrome Credentials

by Michael Haephrati

Chrome stores all passwords and other credentials in an encrypted database but guess what: they can be retrieved by anyone with the proper knowledge. This article will show you how.

Reverse Engineering with OllyDbg

by Ajay K. Yadav

The objective of writing this paper is to manifest, how to crack an executable without peeping its source code by exercising OllyDbg tool.

Evolution of Polymorphic Malware

by Kewin Rausch

An introduction on how these applications self-defend themselves against scanning techniques, and how they could have evolved from simple and naive forms to more sophisticated ones.

Latest Articles

Azure Virtual Network Encryption

by Wessel Beulink

What is Azure Virtual Network Encryption? Azure Virtual Network encryption provides a layer of security that encrypts virtual network traffic, specifically between Azure Virtual Machines that communicate securely within a subnet or across different subnets.

Decouple ASP.NET Core Identity, Authentication and Database Engines

by Zijian

Reusable codes for JWT security in business applications

How to Transform Binary Files into Powershell Script(s) in Order to Copy them Silently on a Server

by Federico Di Marco

A tool which creates one or more Powershell scripts which in turn recreate one or more binary files

Azure Automation Runbooks in 2024

by Wessel Beulink

Azure spearheads cloud evolution, Azure Automation Runbooks manage hybrid/SOC environments effectively

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Security

CAPTCHA - How to Prevent Robot or Digital Entry on a Form which Could Lead to Causing Damages to Data

26 Jun 2023 by Micah Ebohon

Google Captcha usage and integration snippet

LAN Manager Authenticate Failure

21 Jun 2023 by Bruno van Dooren

Exploring an alternative reason for LAN Manager Authentication Failure

Oh, I Love Gateways

20 Feb 2022 by Utku Ozan ÇANKAYA

Advantages of using a gateway and how I benefit from using it

RSA Key Pair via OpenSSL

19 Feb 2022 by Asif Bahrainwala

A simple C++ program to generate RSA key pair

A Basic Cipher Transform

16 Feb 2022 by charles henington

Simple user defined Cipher Transform that I got the idea from https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5319044/ARC4-Encryption-Library

Security Vulnerabilities – How to Find and Fix Them

2 Jul 2021 by datarockets

Finding a vulnerability, using it for data extracting from the database, and fixing it with just one line of code

How to Make your HttpClient Secure?

25 May 2020 by Daan Acohen

The HttpClient can cause a security issue depending on how it is used so this article explains how to prevent that.

Simple Image Drag/Zoom Tool using Memory Streams

15 Apr 2020 by Ahmed E Osama

Working with decrypted data only in memory leaving no traces in hard-drive

EOS RAM Exploit: Explanation of the Vulnerability and Recovery Tips

23 Jan 2019 by Apriorit Inc, MikeSotnichek

The article with a practical solution to the problem.

How Random is TPM Random Generator in Windows10 Laptop?

5 Mar 2018 by Dharmateja Challa

This article is about generating random data using Trusted Platform Module in Windows 10 and testing its randomness using dieharder test suite.

Securing Azure Service Bus Queues with Shared Access Signatures

21 Jan 2016 by Mark Heath

How to generate and use Shared Access Signatures for Azure Service Bus Queues

Add All Of Your github Keys As Authorized

26 Oct 2015 by Vyacheslav Voronenko

One-liner to add all of the github keys as authorized to some test unix server

Check If One of the Computers in Your Network is Infected or Hacked with Pharming

9 Jul 2015 by Carlos Mendez Comas

The Pharming is an attack difficult to detect for the user does not have idea what it going on.

Windows Software Licensing Data and Information in a Nutshell

2 Jul 2015 by Andrew Rober

Windows software licensing data and information in a nutshell

The Curious Case of the Missing Azure Connection String

25 Feb 2015 by Max R McCarty

What Azure Website’s can do to make our life easier when it comes to securing our application’s connection strings.

How to Encrypt Web.config Using aspnet_regiis.exe (Framework 4+) Focus on Web Farms

17 Feb 2015 by Rolando CC

This article provides a basic reference on how basic protection can be achieved using the aspnet_regiis.exe tool, by default installed with .Net Framework, and also some basic considerations when you are working with IIS WebFarms.

Claim Based Security .net

11 Jan 2015 by Himashu Arora

Running phpMyAdmin on different port

29 Jul 2014 by Marin Cokarić

Securing Your phpMyAdmin

Logout: Spring’s LogoutFilter

24 Jun 2014 by Ohad Redlich

In this article I explain Spring's implementation for the log-out mechanism

ASP.NET Authentication Management

30 Apr 2014 by Sajid Qayyum

Describes authentication management using cookies

Using only TCP/IP for connecting to SQL Server 2008 and Changing the SQL Server 2008's default TCP/IP port

9 Apr 2014 by Aqeeel

Implementing security in SQL Server by only allowing TCP/IP Network Protocol and changing default TCP port

SQL-Server-2008R2

28 Feb 2014 by _Ravikant Tiwari_

This program will demonstrate the process of injecting code into already running processes. Here we have choosen to inject into Explorer

Enabling SSL with IIS Express in Visual Studio

8 Feb 2014 by Ahmed Bensaid

Enabling SSL with IIS Express in Visual Studio

Access REST Resources Secured By UAG from Mobile Device

21 Jun 2013 by Daron Cox

If you're trying to integrate with UAG from a mobile device, this tip is for you!

Validate credit card number with Mod 10 algorithm

15 Jan 2013 by Tharaka MTR

Article provides details about Mod 10 algorithm and how to validate a credit card number with mod 10 algorithm using C#.

MathGuard: A Very Simple Alternative to Regular CAPTCHA for Beginners

11 Jan 2013 by Zamshed Farhan

MathGuard is a security option for beginners, developed by PHP and jQuery

Checksum for Database

27 Nov 2012 by Paulo Buchsbaum

A simple way to generate checksum for tables and databases.

Show and Hide Drive Using Registry in C#

15 Oct 2012 by Gun Gun Febrianza

Show and hide your drive using software drive conceal

Blocking Particular Website in Computer

11 Sep 2012 by John Bhatt

How can I block some website permanently like (facebook.com) and more social site on my employees computers

WMI Namespace Security with C/C++

6 Sep 2012 by zoufeiyy

A program to operate WMI Namespace Security with Windows Native APIs which are supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/7.

Encrypt all Stored Procedures with PowerShell

7 Aug 2012 by kennysun

encrypt all stored procedures in SQL server with powershell

SQL-Server-2005

A simple hack of a built-in MS SQL Server WITH ENCRYPTION mechanism

27 Mar 2012 by Marian Placko

This article shows a simple hack of a built-in MS SQL Server WITH ENCRYPTION mechanism

Vista Profile Services Problem

20 Nov 2011 by thatraja

Found this Microsoft KBError message: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded”, when logging on to Windows 7 or Windows Vista[^]From Link[^]:Method 1: Fix the User Account ProfileMethod 2: Log on to Windows and copy your data to a new accountMethod...

Vista Profile Services Problem

8 Aug 2011 by Dalek Dave

Fixing a Profile Services Problem when administrator password will not allow access.

Reset file ownership based off parent folder name

12 Jun 2011 by Jesse Fatherree

Reset file ownership based off parent folder name

IMPORTANT : ASP.Net Security Vulnerability (From Scot Gu)

19 Sep 2010 by Steve Wellens

Scott Gu in his latest post, announces a very serious security threat-vulnerability regarding ASP.Net sites.

3 Apr 2010 by Rafael Leal da Silva

Hello friends.This is my first post on CodeProject.Today, I will write about MD5 in ASP.NET.You create a new web site, using Visual Studio 2008, and at default.aspx, drag two controls, first Label and second TextBox.In the first control(Label), change your property ID to...

Sending Spn in secured WCF Service

4 Feb 2010 by Palash Biswas

You have a WCF Service that needs a SPN from its client But We typically use client config file to send the spn using the below code:

HTTP status 404: Not Found error while accessing WCF service through an ASMX client

31 Dec 2009 by Karuna_Sorate

HTTP status 404: Not Found error while accessing WCF service through an ASMX clientI have personally faced this error without any accurate reasons explained in the server's log/trace. With some trial and error, I just managed to resolve it. Here is how it worked for me.Reason 1:If you...