Preventing XSS Attacks

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are amongst the most common types of attacks against web applications. XSS attacks all fall under the same category however a more detailed look at the techniques employed during XSS operations reveals a multitude of tactics that exploit a variety of attack vectors. A detailed look at XSS attacks can be found in the following article; Cross-Site Scripting attack.

This article guides you through the most common and useful XSS prevention mechanisms which are Filtering and Escaping.

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