Web Servers
Authentication is a cornerstone of contemporary applications. Virtually every app demands user login, identity verification, and secure sessions. Though it's ubiquitous, many developers implement authentication without a complete understanding of it's inner workings. This article breaks down authentication step-by-step, explaining the core concepts used
Cybersecurity
CVE-2026-33032, dubbed MCPwn, is a CVSS 9.8 authentication bypass in nginx-ui's MCP integration that lets any attacker on the internet restart your Nginx server, rewrite your configs, and intercept all traffic -- in two HTTP requests, no credentials required. Roughly 2,700 instances are exposed.
Artificial intelligence
ChatGPT went down 28,000-report strong in February 2026. Claude had back-to-back outages within 24 hours in March. GitHub logged 37 incidents in a single month and is running at 90.21% uptime — one nine, not three. AI agents aren't just using infrastructure.
Systems Administration
A web server accepts HTTP requests and returns responses. Apache has been doing this since 1995. Nginx rebuilt the model in 2004 and took over the cloud. Here's how they work, how they differ, and how to pick between them.