Get the latest tech news

Protecting sensitive data in Elixir GenServers (2023)


Protecting sensitive data in Elixir GenServers

These breaches can have far-reaching consequences, such as loss of customer trust, damage to your brand’s reputation, and potential legal liabilities. However, I hope that this example can help to understand the different ways of hiding sensitive data in a GenServer, and the trade-offs involved in each approach) These techniques can help prevent or limit the exposure of sensitive data in logs, error reports, or terminal outputs, which can compromise the security and privacy of the application and its users.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of sensitive data

sensitive data

Photo of Elixir GenServers

Elixir GenServers

Related news:

News photo

Christie's Auction House Hacked, Sensitive Data from 500,000 Customers Stolen

News photo

185K people's sensitive data in the pits after ransomware raid on Cherry Health

News photo

NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data