Banning Web-Based Services Wouldn't Work
Background Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Kemenkominfo, decided to ban Telegram messaging service[1]. According to the circulating news, the Minister of Communication and Informatics (Menkominfo), Rudiantara, decided to ban...
Docker-Based Ansible Testing Environment
Background During my first weeks at Cermati after leaving Bukalapak, I had a chance to play a bit with the company’s deployment scripts. We’re using Ansible playbooks to automate a...
Why Reading Matters
Among my coworkers in Bukalapak, there’s this young security enthusiast who’s quite a fast learner. Yet, he seems to be struggling to keep up with what he expected out of...
Basic Auth: Authentication or Authorization?
What is Auth? The word “auth” in computer security context can refer to authentication and authorization. These two words’ meanings are sometimes confused with each other. The detailed explanation for...
Social Responsibility of Tech Companies
Tech is becoming even more mainstream, and everybody’s dreaming of their own successful tech startups. In Indonesia alone, a few startups have gained their position and matured into the next...