Timezone Test Application

The next era of AI powered time keeping (just kidding). This is a basic website meant for security testing, namely approaches to finding and resolving security vulnerabilities. This project has intentional security vulnerabilities included, use at your own risk.

Features

• Landing Page: Select your timezone and sign in
• Profile Page:
  • Update your name
  • Change your timezone
  • Upload a profile picture
• Session-based authentication

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14 or higher)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Installation

1. Navigate to the project directory:

cd timezone-app

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

Running the Application

Standard mode:

npm start

Development mode (with auto-restart on file changes):

npm run dev

The application will start on http://localhost:3000

Using the Application

1. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000
2. On the landing page, select your timezone from the dropdown
3. Click "Sign In"
4. You'll be redirected to the profile page where you can:
   • Enter your name
   • Change your timezone
   • Upload a profile picture (click on the profile picture area)
5. Click "Update Profile" to save your changes
6. Click "Logout" to return to the landing page

Technical Details

• Backend: Node.js with Express
• Session Management: express-session
• File Upload: Multer
• Data Storage: In-memory (not persistent)
• Port: 3000 (configurable in server.js)

Important Notes

• Profile pictures are saved to public/images/ directory
• Maximum upload size: 5MB per image

Stopping the Server

Press Ctrl+C in the terminal where the server is running.

Troubleshooting

Port already in use

If port 3000 is already in use, you can change it in server.js:

const PORT = 3000; // Change this to another port number

Dependencies not installing

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed:

node --version
npm --version

Session not working

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