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Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats?
From: Steve McCullough <website () showmethesmut com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:42:55 +0000
In my experience, most web hosting companies try to limit the ability of scripts to compromise their servers (by, for instance, denying the script daemon write access to the filesystem), and leave the security of the application logic up to the customer. This compartmentalization generally also means that the customers have to trust that the hosting provided uses well-configured, well-monitored, well-patched servers. Steve -- Steve McCullough web developer, S.M.U.T. Magazine > www.showmethesmut.com focus () karsites net wrote:
One of the major problems with PHP and other server sided languages provided by web hosting services is the fact that the web hosting provider has no control over the code written by their customers. This leads to all sorts of security holes being left wide open. The most obvious one is not checking variable content submitted by user forms. I cannot see any way around this. The customer, possible a newbie to SSS, wants PHP or ASP available on their website, so they can experiment with writing scripts. The hosting providers offer the required SSS language to attract business. The hosting provider has no idea what scripts their customers are writing, and uploading to the hosts server. Seems like a recipe for disaster to me really. Just my 2 cents. Keith Roberts http://www.karsites.net/
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- Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Benjamin Livshits (Jun 24)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Matt Szubrycht (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Susol Ultimate Creative Media (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve McCullough (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Jesse G. Lands (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mamading Ceesay (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Susol Ultimate Creative Media (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Matt Szubrycht (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Andrew van der Stock (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? focus (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve McCullough (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Rob Lanphier (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Gary Warner (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? prep (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve Slater (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Adam Shostack (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Ben Sytko (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)