WormBase-Caltech Weekly Calls

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June 2, 2011

Website (Todd)

• Wrapped up support for all classes (display, etc.)
• Have one person volunteer to look at potential problems for a particular page?
  • Send e-mail out to curators, etc.
  • People volunteer for a page
  • Reviewers send feedback to Todd/Web Team
  • Google Document for signing up for looking at pages
• Todd
  • Setting up production environment
  • Will have dedicated set of servers
• Abby
  • Debugging behavior of web app
  • Stress testing dynamic loading of content
• Once exposed to worm community at International Meeting, can develop focus groups to enhance/improve features

Computer Security breach

• Sandbox/Fedora machine hacked
• Limited infection/compromised machines
• Raymond and Juancarlos working on it
• Textpresso-dev affected

Virtual Worm Site

• Make link on WormBase homepage
• Announce on homepage
• Fold into new web site release
• Will add note to site about how the model may be integrated into WormBase
• Chris will discuss more detail with Todd at/after International Meeting

Expression pattern OA

• Juancarlos and Daniela have to fix a couple of things
• Should be live soon

New Tazendra Login

• New password
• Raymond: Assume that once logged into another machine, your keystrokes could be monitored
• Don't ssh or scp to another machine (or type any passwords) while logged into a machine other than your own
• Limit off-site access?
• Setup dedicated machine (with open Port 22) for logging into and then ssh'ing or scp'ing to other machines from
• Consider security audit (what machines are operating and which ports are open)
• VPN, should always use VPN if accessing machines from a public WiFi spot

Textpresso-dev

• (Michael) need to make textpresso-dev more redundant to address need for access
• Security fixes, etc.
• Switched off right now (up again a couple hours later -- J)