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The padlock doesn't mean what you think it means

Dev.to · Mike Knights 3w ago

The padlock doesn't mean what you think it means

Everyone knows the padlock in the browser address bar means the site is "secure". But secure in what...

Base64 is not encryption - here's what it actually does

Dev.to · Mike Knights 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Base64 is not encryption - here's what it actually does

Base64 comes up constantly - in JWTs, email attachments, data URIs, API payloads. Most developers...

MD5 is broken - here is what to use instead

Dev.to · Mike Knights 1mo ago

MD5 is broken - here is what to use instead

MD5 is everywhere. It is in legacy codebases, old tutorials, and still used by developers who have...

Stop using UUID v4 as your database primary key

Dev.to · Mike Knights 1mo ago

Stop using UUID v4 as your database primary key

If you are using UUID v4 as a primary key in a relational database, you are likely causing...