Episode 89: Building Secure Electron Apps with Aristeidis Bampakos

Recording date: 2020-05-07

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Aristeidis Bampakos @abampakos

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Resources:

• Electron
• Chromium
• Node.js
• Main and Renderer processes
• Angular
• Visual Studio Code in Electron
• Slack on electron
• List of apps using electron
• GDPR
• TypeScript on Electron
• Bing Maps
• Google Maps
• Axios
• Electron quick start
• open layers
• Security Checklist for Electron apps
• Why Security for Electron
• How to fully disable the remote module
• Why remote is harmful
• NodeGUI
• Building Electron Apps with Ionic Capacitor
• NW.js
• Whatsapp and electron
• Electron governance
• Fermi Labs
• UniFi Dream Machine
• Profanis.me
• Aristideis on Medium
• devTo

Timejumps

• 01:31 Guest introduction
• 04:59 What did Electron give you?
• 08:00 Sponsor: jsDefender
• 08:28 What are the benefits of Electron?
• 17:49 What is the interface between HTTP requests and electron apps?
• 21:38 What about security or authentication?
• 30:46 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 31:52 Are there other security concerns when using Electron?
• 34:52 What are the alternatives to Electron?
• 39:14 Who owns Electron and what's the future?
• 42:22 Final thoughts

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