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This area provides more in depth details about the standards and why we use them.
Passwords
Algorithm
For medium scale systems, we select a standard password and then append an algorithm to all our passwords based upon what is being protected. This seems to be a good compromise which prevents password overload.
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In some cases the password can be used to remind the person about what the server is for by using the first letter of whether it is production or uat and the first letter of the main purpose of the server.
Folder Backup
In addition to version control it is often useful to backup folders. Especially since we tend to build self-contained applications.
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- 2011-01-20 - the date, yyyy-mm-dd ensures the ls listing is sort-able
- version - references a version for the release
- folder - specifies what folder the backup should be restored to
- bck - the key we have chosen to make searching for backup easier
File Backup
With file backups the recommended approach is to keep any changes in source control and this should be the primary approach.
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