Articles tagged secrets

Five Anti-Patterns with Secrets in Java

Five Anti-Patterns with Secrets in Java

Most applications require some sort of secret or password to enable access: database connection info, API keys, OAuth client secrets, and JWT keys, to list some examples. Dealing with secrets in your projects is always a chore, and it’s often done wrong. In this post, I’ll describe five common problems, which you can think of as anti-patterns (the opposite of a best practice) and I’ll offer suggestions to help you avoid these issues. Table of...

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Continuous Integration with Jenkins and Java

Continuous Integration with Jenkins and Java

Continuous Integration (CI) is a popular development practice that helps to ensure software is high-quality and deployable, as you validate (compile and test) the software as soon as you check in changes to the Source Control Management System (SCM). You must have some key elements in place to adopt CI: A SCM system like Git, and a shared repository A CI server like Jenkins Automated tests Teamwork CI practices that allow you to keep build...

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