Tag: ssl
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Docker Containers: Enabling SSL for Secure Databases
Why Enable SSL for Databases? Security is critical for any application, especially when dealing with sensitive data like financial records or user information. Databases such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL communicate over the network, making them vulnerable to interception. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encrypts the communication between the client and the database server to prevent data…
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Understanding HTTP and HTTPS as a Beginner
Introduction When I started with web development, I was dreadfully curious about knowing how a website gets delivered from server to web browser. I came to know, that it happens through various network layers. Then I explored HTTP which you generally see before the name of any website in your chrome browser URL bar. So…