Web Techniques
August 1996
Volume 1, Issue 5
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Webmaster's Domain
By Lincoln Stein
Lincoln continues his discussion of security on the Web By examining "black widows," rogue applets that exploit security holes in the Java language.
Doing Justice to the Web
By Catherine Sansum Kirkman
Webmasters have little control over user comments in threaded discussions and chat rooms. Catherine examines cases involving CompuServe and Prodigy.
HTML CODING
By Laura Lemay
Laura looks at the newest features of the much-anticipated HTML 3.2 draft standard and discusses how the changes will affect your HTML code.
Dynamic Digital Design
By Brian J. Taylor
Brian presents design principles that help make Web sites faster, sharper, and easier to navigate. He also shows how to steer clear of common design errors.
Programming with Perl
By Randal L. Schwartz
Randal continues his discussion of flock and looks at a CGI-generated form that connects to a shared tiny database.
Java Alley
By Desmond D'Souza
Desmond continues his development of the cybershoppe, this month adding the Java classes.
The Home Page
By Michael Floyd
MAIL.COM
By YOU
The Last Page
By Michael Swaine
INSITE
The Surfing Monkey
By Joan Van Tassel
San Francisco talk-show host Alex Bennett simulcasts his morning program at radio station KITS over the Web. Joan caught up with Bennett between microphone and mouse.
LAB NOTES
HTML Editors on the Workbench
By Chris Baron and Bob Weil
Chris and Bob put six popular HTML editors to the test.
Rapid Web Scripting with Marionet
By Michael Swaine
Marionet, a simple English-like scripting interface, lets Macintosh front-end applications talk to the Internet using most of the popular protocols.
FEATURES
Security on the Web: Part One
By Michael Floyd
While many talk of security on the Internet and Web, few understand the scope and complexity of the issues at hand. Part One of this two-part series cracks one segment of the Web-security nut and describes the algorithms used for encryption, authentication, and certification.
Web-Access Authentication using RADIUS
By Christopher King
While the next version of HTTP proposes a digest authentication scheme to alleviate the eavesdropping threat, adding additional authentication schemes requires a unique Web browser and server piece. The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) enables an endless list to enhance access control to Web-related resources.
Running a Secure Web Server
By Simson L. Garfinkel
Rich tools, a plethora of programming languages, and servers supporting multiple remote users all give most Web servers more holes than a block of Swiss cheese. Simson shows how to plug the big holes.
Encrypting with PGP
By Jeffrey Armbruster
While Internet standards address security issues, adding security to your applications often means implementing complex encryption algorithms and schemes. But as Jeff explains, you can call the freeware encryption program Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to do the bulk of the work.
Developing Java Applets with Borland C++
By Chris Howard
For all of the Java jive, there have been darned few tools on the market.
Chris examines Borland's new add-on for its C++ compiler and extends the
NervousText applet to support links to URLs.
