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Comment on Simple Two Way Encryption for Ruby on Rails by sco

sco — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:05 +0000

Very cool, nice that the gem supports that.

Another solution (sort of) is to use asymmetric (public key) encryption — so that one key is used to encrypt stuff, but another key is require to decrypt it. E.g., if you’re storing credit card numbers, you could set up a separate billing server with the private key, and keep it behind a very tight firewall. That way, you could give your attacker access to the whole database and application without revealing the secrets. Here’s an old-but-good writeup on that approach: http://blog.leetsoft.com/2006/03/14/simple-encryption

Comment on Simple Two Way Encryption for Ruby on Rails by Eric Hurst

Eric Hurst — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:20:03 +0000

Sco, You are quite right. Sean addresses this challenge here: http://wiki.github.com/shuber/attr_encrypted/questionsandanswers. Basically, set the key as a proc, and require the user to enter a password anytime they wish to access any encrypted data.

Comment on Simple Two Way Encryption for Ruby on Rails by sco

sco — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:15:15 +0000

Nice article. I think it’s worth mentioning, though, that the encrypted data is only as safe as the key. So if an attacker just got access to the database, the SSNs are safe. But if they got access to the app server (or your git repo, or whatever), then the secrets would be out.

Comment on Make .bashrc Work for You with Aliases by Samuel

Samuel — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:32:08 +0000

if you separate your commands with a “;” you can use a single alias to call a series of commands.

Example: clearing the screen and listing contents of the current directory – alias cls=’clear; ls’

Comment on A Developers Responsibility by Christian Ross

Christian Ross — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:46:15 +0000

Good thoughts. With the real-time page you guys built, it seems as though your team is thoroughly interested in the community. I am sure it shows to the members.

While having a goal of learning something new is quite lofty, it is admirable and one that we should all probably aim towards. More often than I’d like to admit, I’m sure I end up falling back to what is comfortable or what I know and not stepping back to figure out if there’s a new/better way to solve problems or gain insight.

Comment on Make .bashrc Work for You with Aliases by Eric Hurst

Eric Hurst — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:18:11 +0000

@NewMonarch, I like those. Adding them now.

Comment on Make .bashrc Work for You with Aliases by NewMonarch

NewMonarch — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:10:42 +0000

For Rails development, I also use a couple shorthand aliases that I fire up constantly.

alias ss=”script/server”
alias sc=”script/console”

Comment on Thoughts About My Dad and the Last 25 Years by Rob

Rob — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:18:37 +0000

From every angle I’ve heard (after all, I’m only a “listener” for the most part), radio sounds like a cruel business. Your dad sounds like a stellar person, and I look forward to meeting him one day.

It sounds to me like his brand doesn’t need a radio station to prosper.

Comment on Thoughts About My Dad and the Last 25 Years by Janet

Janet — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:12:28 +0000

I am in shock! It has been such a pleasure knowing and working with your Dad over the years. He will know me as “the trouble maker” from Adopt A Family. God bless the Hurst family!

Comment on Thoughts About My Dad and the Last 25 Years by Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:22:35 +0000

I’ve always admired your Dad’s integrity because of who he was, like you said, on and off the air. Dan is a force to be reckoned with. God will use this for His glory. What a legacy to pass on to the Hurst’s to come for generations untold.