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What does HTML encoding protect against?
Track: Java
Topic: OWASP Vulnerabilities
Focus: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Java: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Answer
HTML encoding protects against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
HTML encoding transforms special characters into HTML entities, preventing malicious scripts from being executed in the user's browser. For example, transforming the '' tag into '<script>' makes it display as text rather than executing as code. Java applications often use libraries like Apache Commons Text to perform this encoding.
HTML encoding transforms special characters into HTML entities, preventing malicious scripts from being executed in the user's browser. For example, transforming the '' tag into '<script>' makes it display as text rather than executing as code. Java applications often use libraries like Apache Commons Text to perform this encoding.
Topics: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Java OWASP Vulnerabilities