Tag: Denial of Service

Regex (short for Regular Expressions) is a powerful tool used for searching, matching, and manipulating text based on specific patterns. Understanding and mastering this tool involves learning its syntax, operators, and advanced features. Basics Literals Match exact characters. E.g. ‘cat’ matches the string “cat” Metacharacters Special characters with unique meanings MetacharacterMeaning.Matches...

Network Address Translation (NAT) This is a method that allows multiple devices on a local network to be mapped to a single public IP address, which conserves the number of public IP addresses needed. How it works Private to Public - When a device on a private...

The terms “fail open”, “fail close”, "Fail Safe", "Failover" describe how systems behave when they encounter a failure or unexpected event. These concepts are crucial to maintain either availability or ensure security depending on the requirements of the specific context. Fail Open A system that fails...