Encoding vs. Encryption
Encoding versus encryption: why base64 is not security, how AES ciphers and high entropy protect sensitive data, and where developers go wrong.
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Encoding versus encryption: why base64 is not security, how AES ciphers and high entropy protect sensitive data, and where developers go wrong.
Blesta won the saasdir.com award again for July 2009, four months in a row. Check out the listing and cast your vote for August.
Blesta won the saasdir.com award for June 2009, three months running. Check out the profile listing and share some vote love for next month.
Blesta 2.2 adds multi-currency support, changing how gateways are written: all must now extend the Gateway class and define the getCurrencies() method.
Blesta won the May 2009 saasdir.com award, making it two months in a row after taking the April prize. Check out the profile and share some vote love.
Blesta won the April 2009 saasdir.com award for best Accounting and Financial software. Check out the profile and share some vote love.
Blesta is listed in the online and print January directory edition of theWHIR (Web Host Industry Review) magazine, appearing on page 48.
Blesta 2.1 is in development and adds Windows support, bringing the billing software's simplicity, productivity, and power to Windows machines for the first time.
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