Ben BottoOAuth Replay Attack MitigationWhen working with developers on authentication and authorization, I find that the nonce and state parameters are two of the more difficult…·10 min read·Jul 8, 2020--3--3
Ben BottoOpenGL and CUDA Applications in DockerTrying to run an OpenGL application in a Docker container? Want to containerize a program that uses CUDA or Tensorflow and has a graphical…·6 min read·Jun 6, 2020--4--4
Ben BottoImplementing an Optimal Rubik’s Cube Solver using Korf’s AlgorithmAnd a Quick Solver Using Thistlethwaite’s Algorithm·18 min read·May 9, 2020--9--9
Ben BottoMirroring Drawings: Symmetry with Affine TransformationsIn graphical applications flipping is common and useful. A flip transform can be used to show a mirror image, like a character in a 3D…·5 min read·Apr 15, 2020----
Ben BottoRotating and Orbiting with Affine TransformationsIn this article I’ll go over some algorithms for rotating and orbiting objects in a scene using affine transformations. I’ll provide some…·5 min read·Mar 26, 2020----
Ben BottoZooming at the Mouse Coordinates with Affine TransformationsProviding zoom functionality in a graphical application is as simple as applying a scale matrix. If, however, the scale operation should…·6 min read·Mar 21, 2020--4--4
Ben BottoSecure Access Token Storage with Single-Page Applications: Part 2In my last article I went over some reasons for keeping access tokens out of the browser and presented a few attack vectors. In this…·7 min read·Aug 24, 2019--11--11
Ben BottoSecure Access Token Storage with Single-Page Applications: Part 1We developers often have access tokens and other sensitive information flowing through our applications. Access tokens are needed so that…·9 min read·Aug 24, 2019--2--2
Ben BottoSequentially Indexing Permutations: A Linear Algorithm for Computing Lexicographic RankRecently I wrote an optimal solver for the Rubik’s Cube that can solve any scrambled cube in 20 moves or fewer. Check it out if you’re…·8 min read·May 26, 2019--3--3
Ben BottoWhat a Cluster: Deployment using Kubernetes and HelmHere at Benningfield Group, the systems that we develop have slowly migrated from monoliths to microsystems in the past decade or so. Our…·14 min read·May 23, 2019----