Re: field validation (was Re: COBOL/DB2 Date edit question)
- From: Howard Brazee <howard@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:29:04 -0600
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:22:49 +1200, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why are they counting digits? Because editing is Right and Proper?
No, Howard, editing string length for input fields on web pages is a
valuable and accepted line of defence against SQL inection attacks. (It is
only one measure, but a very important one)
It is a pain (I hate writing it), but in today's world it is a necessary
evil.
Then allow me to enter my complete Zip code. Are 9 digit postal
codes more dangerous to enter than are 5 digit postal codes?
.
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