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Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation
From: Alexander Klimov <alserkli () inbox ru>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:31:49 +0300
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010, pand0ra wrote:
Question: You are doing code review and come across a javascript application that does not do input validation. Would you have the developer go back and write in input validation? If so, why? If not, why?
It is not a question of security (the client-side validation cannot be trusted anyway), but rather a question of user experience: the client-side validation makes error messages faster. -- Regards, ASK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification Review Board Prove to peers and potential employers without a doubt that you can actually do a proper penetration test. IACRB CPT and CEPT certs require a full practical examination in order to become certified. http://www.iacertification.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- To validate or not to validate: Client side validation pand0ra (Apr 20)
- RE: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Paul Melson (Apr 22)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Alexander Klimov (Apr 22)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Todd Haverkos (Apr 22)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Joe Peters (Apr 26)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation ㅤ ㅤRockey (Apr 27)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Patrick Cornelißen (Apr 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Robinson Delaugerre (Apr 22)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Dotzero (Apr 26)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Alexander Klimov (Apr 27)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Dotzero (Apr 27)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Patrick Cornelißen (Apr 29)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Joe Peters (Apr 29)
- Re: To validate or not to validate: Client side validation Dotzero (Apr 26)