Content Protection Articles
A Master Secure Form Processor
Master Form V4 is a good choice for processing secure server forms. Install Master Form V4 on the secure server where the web page form is at. The form submission will be secure.
The Internet runs on computers. Forms are processed and email is delivered with computers. Stuff happens to computers. If you're using Master Form V4, here is a way to save a copy of all outgoing email to a file. The idea is to have a backup file should the email sending fail
Backup Critical Directories with Directory Zip
Directory Zip is critical directory backup software. It is a back-up system for every directory with content site owners can not afford to lose.
Password protect a web page without a cookie.
CSS to Adjust Image Brightness
CSS can be used to render an image darker or lighter than the natural brightness of the image.
Defeating Source Code Page Copying Thieves
When thieves copy the source code of your web pages and republish them on their own domain, they may be defeated.
This 6-line PHP script was designed for two purposes: (1) To test your web pages for vulnerable email addresses and (2) to show how vulnerable web pages are to email harvesting robots by demonstrating how very little code is required.
How To Prevent Web Page Printing
Attempts to print the web page will yield only blank pages.
A directory to be accessed only with a specific IP address.
Usually, links with information don't need to be secure. But when the information must not be compromised, sending it method POST is the prudent thing to do.
There may be times when you need to block access to a document directory. (A document directory is one that Internet browsers and spiders/robots generally have access to.)
With active password sniffing expected at public WiiFi spots, secure login is the responsible thing.
Making Content Secure From Browser and Robot Snooping
Block confidential information from internet browsers, robots, and spiders.
When a human spammer hits your form, they paste pre-written text into a text box and submit it, like a legitimate user.
Password Protecting Directories
A list of links with information about how to password protect directories and individual pages.
Once in a great while, I find a site has been hacked and the owner doesn't know about it. The site works just fine - for them.
Risks of Linking to Others' JavaScript Files
Hotlinking to JavaScript files on other peoples' websites can be dangerous -- scary dangerous.
Robot And Spider Protection For Forms
Robots and spiders do target your forms. Some are nefarious, focused on spamming or private information gathering. Others crawl form action URLs and trigger scripts. Forms can be made invisible or otherwise protected from spammers.
Rogue robots might use the robots.txt file to determine where your secret pages are. Here is a method of hiding files from even those critters.
You have one, several, or many pages on your website that you want to make available only to those who sign up for your membership. You get a list of addresses and, in exchange, you make certain special web pages available. The web pages are not restricted to certain directories. They can be anywhere on your domain that browsers could normally get web pages.
Take Back Content Scraped and Stolen by Content Thieves
Content delivered with a script, iframe, or object tag can have a theft check built in. If the content is delivered to an unauthorized domain, alternative content can be delivered.
With regular type="hidden" form fields, anyone who can view the web page source code can see those fields. It's nobody else's business, really, whether or not you have an email sent to you or if you store the form information in a database or what your server paths are. Right? Right
No browsers or bots on the internet can get into the directory.
