Archive 30. May 2011

SSL and Cookies in WordPress 2.6 « Ryan Boren. Although originally written for WordPress 2.6, it is still valid. I had to do a bit of hacking, as my WordPress server is not directly connected to the network, but behind a firewall (iptables with DNAT helped), but now I have properly secured admin cookies and am better protected against WLAN sniffers at public hotspots. The WordPress idea is really nice - not 100% security, as with my login cookie comments can still be posted under my name, but at least the administration is protected. However, it conflicts with the Safer Cookies Plugin, which I previously used to at least pin my cookies to the IP. Additionally, there is a patch that has gone through 3.1 and enables securing the login cookie as well.

cloud9 is the software behind Cloud9ide.com - an IDE that runs entirely in the browser and is programmed in JavaScript based on Node.js. An interesting project, the current version also offers an offline mode, so you can easily work on projects on your server via the browser and then continue working locally in the offline case (on the train or in WLAN-sparse hotels in Swabia) and later resynchronize. I myself am IDE-incompatible, but programming in the browser has fascinated me for many years, simply because you can access your projects from anywhere, even without having your own computer with you. If I ever want to take a closer look, someone has written an installation guide for Ubuntu. Support for iOS devices is also in the works - so this could also be a nice way to access your own projects via iPad while on the go.