README.md

kjhjason.com

This is the source code for my personal website, kjhjason.com.

Note: The website design is inspired by leerob/leerob.io.

Tech Stack

Backend

• Actix Web (Rust)
• MongoDB Atlas

Frontend

• Askama Templates
  • Pre-compiled templates for server-side rendering.
• Tailwind CSS
  • DaisyUI
• htmx
• pdf.js
  • Mainly for previewing my resume

Deployment

• Docker
• Cloudflare
  • R2 for storing blog files like images
  • Reverse Proxy for bot protection and caching
• Fly.io

Security

• Automated attacks are mitigated using Cloudflare's turnstile CAPTCHA solution.
• Passwords are hashed using Argon2.
• TOTP secrets for 2FA are encrypted using XChaCha20-Poly1305 before being stored in the database.
• Nonces are generated with rand::thread_rng() that is cryptographically secure and are usually 32 bytes long.
• Implemented various middleware for enhanced security to adhere to OWASP Top 10 guidelines:
  • Content Security Policy.
  • Cross-Site Request Forgery.
    • Uses HMAC-SHA1 for CSRF tokens via hmac-serialiser.
  • HTTP Strict Transport Security.
  • Authentication using HMAC-SHA512 via hmac-serialiser for a shorter but secure tokens instead of using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
    • hmac-serialiser uses implementations by RustCrypto.