in reply to quick question about security and viewing CGI source code

Is there a way for someone to get the actual code written in this CGI file?

Assuming that someone doesn't exploit some security hole in the web server*, they'll only see whatever the CGI produces. Ideally, this is valid HTML. :)

* There are lots of ways this can happen. Make sure your web server platform is up-to-date on security fixes. If you're running IIS, take extra care to be up-to-date.

  • Comment on Re: quick question about security and viewing CGI source code

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom