Re: Poll of sorts: Javascript Form validation or PHP

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On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 08:38 +1100, Clancy wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:24:07 +0000, ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ashley
> Sheridan) wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 15:16 -0500, Bastien Koert wrote:
> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >> 
> >> > On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 12:08 -0800, Yeti wrote:
> >> > > Java Script should always be an option, unless you write the
> >> > > validation for yourself or people you personally know only.
> >> > >
> >> > JavaScript is client-side, ergo untrusted. Javascript can be nice as an
> >> > addition, but only that.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Ash
> >> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> Never trust the user, always validate on the server
> >> 
> >
> >Or, never trust the user, the user is stupid ;)
> 
> Or, worse, malicious!

Never underestimate the power of stupidity! It's trivial enough to test
for the obvious malicious attacks, but idiocy opens up a whole new world
of problems that the sane mind could never comprehend!


Ash
www.ashleysheridan.co.uk


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