Tag Archives: Wordpress

OpenID rants

After I tried to set this blog as my own OpenID provider using the OpenID WordPress plugin, I got a weired error message: “This is an OpenID Server, Nothing to See Here… Move Along” I could not find what as wrong, as all prerequisites were fulfilled, until I find this nice post. The patch there [...]

Hacked !

This blog got hacked yesterday. It looks like some spammer managed to inject some PHP code into almost all *.php files of WordPress. It was not just like the classic SQL injection that is usually used to post some malicious post. The following code was added :

OpenID is gaining popularity

Yahoo just announced that it will support OpenID. OpenID is an interesting initiative to provide single-sign-on to user. It is both secure and simple, so it will be probably spread out quickly. You can get your own OpenID by suscribing to a provider or setting up your own server if you got a domain name. [...]

md5 hash googling – and WordPress password weakness

Some Md5 password implementation – without a salt, become more insecure than ever. There is an issue right now with WordPress, I hope they will fix it soon ! Check this interesting article. No need to take out your rainbow tables anymore, just google your hash ! I hope your password is strong enough… You [...]

Dotclear 2 to WordPress migration

Dotclear 2 has been bêta for too long and I thought it was time to go over the limitations of a bêta version.

It seems that many people around have done that way and Wordpress is so popular that I should consider to give a try to it.