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Mastering Basic Authentication in Selenium: Strategies and Techniques

Perficient

In the realm of web testing, encountering sites with basic authentication is commonplace. Handling basic authentication seamlessly within test scenarios is essential for comprehensive testing coverage. Selenium offers various approaches to tackle basic authentication challenges.

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AWS IAM to Authenticate Against RDS Instances & Aurora Clusters

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You can use IAM DB authentication to authenticate your RDS instance or Aurora cluster without a password. It uses an AWS-generated token for authentication. What if there is a feature that generates a random password, authenticates to the database and this password is only valid for a few minutes? Create IAM policy.

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How to make your web application more secure by using Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) – PART 2 of Application Security Testing series

Xebia

Like I mentioned in the previous blog, during this blog series we are going to look at the different types of Application Security Testing and Software Composition Analysis. The vulnerable web application is the same one we used in the first blog of this series. You can download the source code here: vulnap p.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CVE-2024-3094, A Backdoor in XZ Utils

Tenable

Background The Tenable Security Response Team has put together this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding CVE-2024-3094, a backdoor in XZ Utils, a widely used compression library found in multiple Linux distributions. FAQ What is XZ Utils and what is the library used for? Which versions of the library are affected?

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Slack Patches Download Hijack Vulnerability in Windows Desktop App

Tenable

Tenable Researcher David Wells discovered a vulnerability in Slack Desktop for Windows that could have allowed an attacker to alter where files downloaded within Slack are stored. Tenable Research discovered a download hijack vulnerability in Slack Desktop version 3.3.7 Users should ensure their Slack desktop application is up to date.

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HackerEarth Assessments + The Smart Browser: Formula For Bulletproof Tech Hiring

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

How do you ensure that take-home assessments and remote interviews stay authentic and credible? Candidates are prompted to download the Smart Browser from the link shared in the test invite mail. The post HackerEarth Assessments + The Smart Browser: Formula For Bulletproof Tech Hiring appeared first on HackerEarth Blog.

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Confidence vs. Arrogance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However if you’ve ever negotiated with a truly confident person who is authentically humble, you’ll find that their resolve is often much greater than the feigned confidence of the arrogant. Arrogance is rooted in fear and authentic confidence in love. to Mike Myatt for his blog “Confidence vs. Arrogance.”