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joepie91 / sessions.md
Last active May 14, 2024 03:40
Introduction to sessions

While a lot of Node.js guides recommend using JWT as an alternative to session cookies (sometimes even mistakenly calling it "more secure than cookies"), this is a terrible idea. JWTs are absolutely not a secure way to deal with user authentication/sessions, and this article goes into more detail about that.

Secure user authentication requires the use of session cookies.

Cookies are small key/value pairs that are usually sent by a server, and stored on the client (often a browser). The client then sends this key/value pair back with every request, in a HTTP header. This way, unique clients can be identified between requests, and client-side settings can be stored and used by the server.

Session cookies are cookies containing a unique session ID that is generated by the server. This session ID is used by the server to identify the client whenever it makes a request, and to associate session data with that request.

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@joepie91
joepie91 / promises-faq.md
Last active June 25, 2023 09:02
The Promises FAQ - addressing the most common questions and misconceptions about Promises.
@Vestride
Vestride / encoding-video.md
Last active April 24, 2024 09:59
Encoding video for the web

Encoding Video

Installing

Install FFmpeg with homebrew. You'll need to install it with a couple flags for webm and the AAC audio codec.

brew install ffmpeg --with-libvpx --with-libvorbis --with-fdk-aac --with-opus
@lolzballs
lolzballs / HelloWorld.java
Created March 22, 2015 00:21
Hello World Enterprise Edition
import java.io.FileDescriptor;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
public class HelloWorld{
private static HelloWorld instance;
public static void main(String[] args){
instantiateHelloWorldMainClassAndRun();
@BrockA
BrockA / waitForKeyElements.js
Created May 7, 2012 04:21
A utility function, for Greasemonkey scripts, that detects and handles AJAXed content.
/*--- waitForKeyElements(): A utility function, for Greasemonkey scripts,
that detects and handles AJAXed content.
Usage example:
waitForKeyElements (
"div.comments"
, commentCallbackFunction
);