WebLessons.info: Login with LinkedIn
The WebLessons.info site has a new tutorial posted showing you how to use the LinkedIn authentication handling to allow your users to log in with their own account information. LinkedIn is a...
View ArticleSitePoint PHP Blog: How to Create a Unique 64bit Integer from String
In the latest post to the SitePoint PHP blog Vova Feldman shows you how to create an integer from a hash string that's both 64 bit and unique each time it's generated. PHP provides the popular md5()...
View ArticleStanislav Malyshev: Objects as keys
In his latest post Stanislav Malyshev looks at a RFC he's proposed to allow array keys to be objects including some of his thoughts behind the proposal and how he sees it being helpful to the...
View ArticleSitePoint PHP Blog: How to Encrypt Large Messages with Asymmetric Keys and...
On the SitePoint PHP blog today David Brumbaugh shows you how to encrypt large messages with phpseclib and asymmetric keys. phpseclib is a PHP library specifically designed to handle encryption and...
View ArticleEvert Pot: The problem with password_hash()
Evert Pot has shared some of his thoughts about why he has a problem with password_hash (and friends). His thoughts are initially about this particular feature but they're actually wider than that....
View ArticleZend Blog: Developing a Z-Ray Extension
Zend recently introduced their Z-Ray inspection tool that allows you to see inside your application and know what's happening in your code, your database and has support for major PHP projects. In...
View ArticleAnthony Ferrara: Security Issue: Combining Bcrypt With Other Hash Functions
Anthony Ferrara has a new post today looking at a potential security issue in PHP applications when using bcrypt with encryption and other hashing functions. His findings have to do with some research...
View ArticleSitePoint PHP Blog: Top 10 Z-Ray Features to Check Out
The SitePoint PHP blog has a new post today from Daniel Berman (of Zend) with the top 10 features of Z-Ray to be sure to check out. Disclaimer: Z-Ray is a tool provided by Zend, a part of their Zend...
View ArticleSecurity Affairs: PHP hash comparison flaw is a risk for million users
A recent issue has come (back) to light in the security community around how PHP compares hashes. In this post to the Security Affairs site they talk about the problem of hash comparison and how to...
View ArticleZend: Turbocharging the Web with PHP 7 (Infographic)
In the /r/php subreddit on the Reddit.com site there's a new post that links over to this infographic from Zend sharing some of their own benchmark results for PHP 7 (and comparing it to other...
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