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OpenSSH Issues Emergency Fix for Flaw Letting Long Passwords Bypass SSH Auth on Alpine Linux

Attackers can log in to accounts that have no password, such as SSH key-only accounts, on some Alpine Linux servers running the standard openssh-server package. They need network access to the server, an account name, and a password between 257 and 1,024 bytes long. OpenSSH, which rates the flaw critical, released version 10.6p2 today to block it. Alpine has published fixed packages for every

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OpenSSH Issues Emergency Fix for Flaw Letting Long Passwords Bypass SSH Auth on Alpine Linux

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Your email API returned 200. Here's why the email still never arrived

A user signs up. Your code calls the email API. You get 200 OK and an id back. The user says the verification email never came. You check the logs: success. You check your code: it's fine.

  • 200 OK status indicates request acceptance, not email delivery
  • Email enters queue or mail infrastructure after acceptance
  • Investigate email object's lastevent field for status details

·dev.to

SOCKS5 vs HTTP Proxy: What's the Difference and When to Use Each

If you've ever configured a proxy and stared at a dropdown that says "HTTP" or "SOCKS5" without knowing which box to tick, you're not alone.

  • HTTP proxies specialize in web traffic, understanding HTTP/HTTPS request structures
  • SOCKS5 proxies operate at lower levels, handling any TCP/UDP traffic
  • Choose HTTP proxies for web-based tasks, SOCKS5 for non-HTTP traffic or UDP needs

·dev.to

Клиент исправил сообщение Telegram: как обновить заметку в CRM [перекрёстная публикация]

Если клиент исправил сообщение в Telegram, не создавайте из исправления новый лид и не заменяйте всю карточку. Найдите запись исходного сообщения, сравните значимые данные и обновите только те поля…

  • Update only edited fields in CRM card.
  • Use event key and message key for tracking.
  • Compare content and source time separately.

·dev.to

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