Shanika Wickramasinghe's Blog Posts

Shanika Wickramasinghe is a software engineer by profession and a graduate in Information Technology. Her specialties are Web and Mobile Development. Shanika considers writing the best medium to learn and share her knowledge. She is passionate about everything she does, loves to travel and enjoys nature whenever she takes a break from her busy work schedule. She also writes for her Medium blog sometimes. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

What Is Authorization?
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What Is Authorization?

Authorization is the process of deciding what actions, parts of a website, or application a given user can access after they have been authenticated.
SRE vs. DevOps vs. Platform Engineering: Differences Explained
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SRE vs. DevOps vs. Platform Engineering: Differences Explained

This article explains SRE vs DevOps vs Platform Engineering, including similarities and differences, and more.
Access Points: A Complete Introduction
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Access Points: A Complete Introduction

All those wireless devices we rely on daily connect thanks to access points, instead of cables and wires. Learn more here.
The Caesar Cipher, Explained
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The Caesar Cipher, Explained

The Caesar Cipher is among the oldest encryption techniques used to communicate securely. It’s simple to use and easy to break, as you’ll see here.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & How to Prevent Attacks
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & How to Prevent Attacks

Learn about Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks and how they work. Check out its examples, types, impacts, and ways to prevent it.
What Is OpenTracing?
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What Is OpenTracing?

Though the OpenTracing project is no longer supported, learn how it worked & how to migrate to the newer OpenTelemetry framework.