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Validating Input Parameters

Language : English Quality : High Has Audio : true Source : Adobe Media : Flash
One of the first things a web programmer learns is that the web is stateless. To get around this fact, web programmers use a variety of methods including form, URL, and cookie variables. A user can manipulate all of these variables, however. So, for example, you wouldn't pass the price of a product through a URL variable and allow the user to change the price of a product.
Whats discussed in this presentation
  • URL, Form, Cookie values
  • Input Validation
  • CFML methods
  • Cross-site Scripting and SQL Injection
  • Handling it when things go wrong


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    Resources referenced in this screencast
  • Coldfusion MX

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    Created : 2005-09-14   Duration : 57:06

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