Actually, I'm very glad you posted this for it raised something that's been eating at my ethics for some time.

We're told many things about what were suppose to do regarding security:

Yet, I can find few specific examples of supposedly secure scripts. I see many things that aren't, but I see few discussions of what actually works.

I mean, it may be one thing to know that MSA sucks or that SS's shopping carts are *insecure*, but where do we find examples that *are* secure?

Apologies for going a bit left field on you, but if you think about it...that's what I think I lot of us want to do. What common, simple, and *specific* things can we do to write scripts that won't keep us awake at nights, fretting about what we don't know? What's the difference between memes/CCP/STO vs. what actually works?

--f

Update: Added a couple of new items based on a later CB conversation.

In reply to Re: ACKKKKKKKKK! I Have been cracked! by footpad
in thread ACKKKKKKKKK! I Have been cracked! by scottstef

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