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Obscurity is a valid security layer when used as part of a comprehensive security strategy. But obscurity mainly improves perceived safety, it never should be your first choice.

The pwcrypt tool can be used to obfuscate passwords in various config files. It can be easily extracted with a standard spreadsheet tool once you understand the underlying principle. It is even possible to extract control characters that you can not enter on the keyboard…Read More →

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Restricting methods, actions and form elements is a daily task for Aras administrators. This article shows some possible ways to:
– Restrict execution of Server Methods by using code
– Restrict execution of Server Methods with ‘Execution allowed to’
– Restrict execution of Client Methods by using code
– Restrict visibility of Form elements
– Restrict visibility of Actions
– Restrict visibility of CUI elementsRead More →

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Sometimes ridiculously simple things turn out to be useful. Therefore, we start this series with a practical tip that will seem absurdly banal even to people with low demands.

You are looking for a code sample for a specific use case, but cannot find anything suitable online or in the regular documentation? Why not just search for a sample in your own database?

All you need to do is create a new regular… Read More →

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“Cause nothing can go wrong when you have a plan”

Aras update is a very well guided process for subscribers. Nevertheless there is one thing that cannot be covered by official documentation: It´s real life experience!

This upcoming blog series will show you how to plan and execute an Aras update in around 347 simple steps! Do not worry, most of them are just about…Read More →