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Hoop.dev – the only access gateway with packet manipulation

20 points| andriosr | 1 year ago |github.com

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joshstrange|1 year ago

It's incredibly clever for sure but I feel like it's a massive hack for things like the DB obfuscation feature.

If my access is read-only then it's probably fine but if I have write access and I write back a whole row (my DB tool only updates the changes I think but IDK if every tool works that way) isn't it going to write back the "cleaned"/"hidden" data?

Again, it's very impressive and clever but I just worry I'd blow my foot off by accident.

andriosr|1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback and kind words! You bring up a valid concern. Let me clarify how it works:

The obfuscation is designed to be intelligent and context-aware. When you have write access and make changes, hoopdev ensures that only the intended modifications are written back, not the obfuscated data. We've implemented safeguards to prevent accidental overwrites with "cleaned" or "hidden" data.

Let me know if you have any specific scenarios or tools you'd like to test with.

nightowl_games|1 year ago

I don't think they are communicating the benefit or the purpose in an accessible enough manner.

andriosr|1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback, would love to get your takes on this description, what are we still missing?

Hoop.dev keeps sensitive data safe and checks important changes to make sure they're done right. It hides sensitive data in databases automatically and turns repeated tasks into easy, automatic ones. It also helps teams fix problems quickly by connecting with chat tools like Slack and MS Teams.

evrflx|1 year ago

I would love to see a screenshot or visualization of session recordings / audits.

pdimitar|1 year ago

Honestly, why are people so bad at devising two phrases saying who is this for and what problem does it solve?

I don't want to do homework just to know whether this is useful for me. Though it's also probably true that if you have the problem this thing solves you'd recognize it right away. Still, I feel most projects suck at making a proper sales pitch.

andriosr|1 year ago

This is great feedback, I'll strongly consider updating the description to help people make this decision faster.

Would love to get your feedback on this description, is it clear? what is missing:

Hoop.dev keeps sensitive data safe and checks important changes to make sure they're done right. It hides sensitive data in databases automatically and turns repeated tasks into easy, automatic ones. It also helps teams fix problems quickly by connecting with chat tools like Slack and MS Teams.