Advantages and Disadvantages to OAuth2 For a new project, I needed to use OAuth2 to access data from the Zoom API, both for accessing and viewing/listening to Zoom sessions. Starting a Zoom session from FileMaker and storing the links to the session recordings was the main goal. I looked forward to learning more about OAuth2, […]
FileMaker, Spectre and Meltdown I haven’t seen a lot of coverage on FileMaker, Spectre and Meltdown issues as they pertain to FileMaker server (and WordPress, for that matter), but there are some guidelines and some safe practices to follow at this time. The situation seems to be changing rapidly as more fixes are implemented and […]
Wim Decorte of Soliant answers a common question found on forums: “How can I exclude my externally stored container content from a backup run?”… If the container data is fairly static and you can exclude it from the backup then you could save roughly 100GB on each backup run and not fill up the hard […]
Hmmm. I don’t normally copy the whole contents of someone else’s post (else it wouldn’t be content curation), but this post from Stephen H. Blackwell left little choice: Security update for FileMaker 13 versions. , http://thefmkb.com/14358 Be sure to read the instructions first. Important Security Update Read the instructions first That about […]
THE FILEMAKER SERVER SAMPLE FILE IS A SECURITY THREAT. Best to close it or add security. For more details, read the whole article by Stephen Blackwell. I have recently learned that there may be any number of FileMaker Server installations world-wide that are hosting files that open automatically without credentials challenge to the [Full Access] […]
Talking security is boring, but force yourself to read Steven Blackwell’s latest on the updates in FileMaker 13. You won’t regret it. FileMaker, Inc. today released the latest version of its Platform: FileMaker® Pro 13, FileMaker® Pro 13 Advanced, FileMaker® Server 13, and FileMaker® GO 13. This release brings many significant new features to the platform […]