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Re: bind variables/injection attacks

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:16:40 -0700
Message-ID: <1192223786.201597@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


Jake wrote:
>
> Is the usage of bind variables sufficient to prevent injection
> attacks?
>
> In other words, if I use bind variables for all inputs coming from the
> user, is there any way that I could have a problem with injection
> attacks still?

As Mark says not 100% nor is anything 100%. But I would recommend combining the use of bind variables, always a good idea, with use of the DBMS_ASSERT built-in package.
http://www.psoug.org/reference/dbms_assert.html

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Fri Oct 12 2007 - 16:16:40 CDT

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