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Re: So, now what are taints?by adrianh (Chancellor) |
on Mar 28, 2004 at 19:59 UTC ( [id://340426]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Tainting is a way of marking information that might be a potential security issue (e.g. provided by the user, can be overridden by a third party, etc.). Trying to use tainted data causes your program to die - preventing any potential damage. See perlsec for full details.
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