While working with XML Documents and trying to implement the XMLSignature I hit the issue of filtering what to sign from an XML. The basic documentation of the from XML signature standard XML Signature Syntax and Processing Version 1.1 describes several methods that can be used to transform an XML to prepare it for signing.… Read More »
I am self hosting my own services on my home server and sometimes issues occur due to incompatible prerequisites and because I try to always use the latest version of everything. After updating from Fedora 34 to Fedora 35 again I hit one issue I already had: PHP prerequisites. The issue after update was caused… Read More »
There is a neat way using a bash one liner to change attributes of all the files from a path and sub paths that match a criteria. As an example following line makes all the script files from a path and sub paths executable.
Here I describe a bash script to extract only the health status of a Spring Boot application. As an example I used an adaptor application that interfaces between two external systems. Note that there several components of the adaptor that need to be monitored: control queues a database connection disk space input queues output queues… Read More »
Another bash one liner that saved my sanity. While generating site wide certificates from LetsEncrypt you have to check if a certain TXT key was added to the DNS record (_acme-challenge). Here is the magic line that returns only that for my domain “voina.fr”. So when waiting to see if the DNS TXT record was… Read More »
Sometimes world changing grandiose events have very humble beginnings and can be seen at their time as something of not importance. I love how Internet is able to “record” this birthday of world changing cascading events with simplicity and ease. This was never the case in history. We read in history books only post factum… Read More »
Dear Reader, Have you had the realization lately that you might not be totally aware of what is really important to you? You are your character. Your reputation is what others think you are. This is what the post started first with. But this information makes so much more sense when you embrace it with… Read More »
This is my small contribution to the decentralized finance. Bitcoin is a future store of value. Bitcoin is not a traditional currency. Lightning Labs is a breath of fresh air for Bitcoin as a medium for exchange of value. I am a Bitstamp customer. Muun wallet very clean UX, simple, supports lightning protocol and interesting… Read More »
Sometimes we end up with phantom messages in ActiveMq or Artemis engines. This is usually the case when due to some network issue/ database issue and inconsistent commit was done. I have no idea if this is a bug of the engine or a known case that can happen because of external causes. The… Read More »
Money Definition: Money is any object that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given context. Details: The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally, a standard of deferred payment. Money evolved over… Read More »