iankiprono.comHow HTTPS works.Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure(HTTPS) is an extension of HTTP that utilizes Transport Layer to encrypt communication between a client and a server. Any intercepted data will be unreadable and secure from tampering and eavesdropping. Below is the ...Jan 26, 2024·2 min read
iankiprono.comHow to Drive Architecture decisions with a simple Framework.I attended a Conference sometime back and what one of the speakers majored on left a mark on me. Architectural designs shape the flow and the project, embodying technical decisions while at it and laying the ground work for the long term sustainabili...Jan 24, 2024·2 min read
iankiprono.comOverview of how Netflix keeps over 200M people in sync and on different devices.Netflix is a tech giant that supports humongous number of devices and with that, data. The fact that all devices are synced is another aspect that makes it more interesting. The users want to watch a Movie on their Mobile and switch to Laptops, conti...Jan 22, 2024·2 min read
iankiprono.comOWASP Top 10 API Security Risks.Below are Top 10 OWASP API Security Risks. For pre context, OWASP (The Open WorldWide Application Security Project) is a nonprofit foundation that is aimed at improving the security of Softwares. Broken Object Level Authorization- APIs tend to expos...Jan 20, 2024·2 min read
iankiprono.comSOAP API in a nutshell.What is SOAP API. SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol) is a protocol for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services. It uses XML(Extensible Markup Language) as the format for the messages and relies on the other applicati...Jan 17, 2024·3 min read