windows 7 and samba: map network drive and remember my login

by prettyscripts on 2011-11-24 10:25:00 • Leave a comment »

unixwindows

ever since upgrading my pc to win7, i'm always asked to enter my login to a network drive connected to a linux server via samba even everytime i restarted my pc, though the option Remember my credentials is checked. why does window provides an option t… more »

Tags: credential, linux, login, network, samba, win7, windows

yii: security concerns regarding autologin, sessions and cookies

by prettyscripts on 2011-02-22 12:18:36 • Leave a comment »

phpyii

this post requires basic understanding about yii framework's authentication and authorization. while researching about using php session variable to keep persistent data in a yii-based project, i came across this thread that discussed security implicat… more »

Tags: cookie, login, password, session, yii

b2evo: hide login from user profile

by prettyscripts on 2010-06-05 02:14:35 • Leave a comment »

phpb2evolution

by default, post author's name is linked to profile page. and by default, b2evolution shows user login on profile page. this raises some security concerns - you don't want the public to know what is your login and you don't want to make it easier for hac… more »

Tags: b2evo, login, profile, user