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What is SQL Injections

Chapter 93
Handbook of Research on Innovations in Database Technologies and Applications: Current and Future Trends
SQL injection is the name for a general class of attacks that can allow nefarious users to retrieve data, alter server settings, or even take over your server if you are not careful. SQL injection is not an SQL server problem, but a problem with improperly written applications.
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Bind but Dynamic Technique: The Ultimate Protection Against SQL Injections
Ahmad Hammoud (Lebanese American University, Lebanon) and Ramzi A. Haraty (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-242-8.ch093
Abstract
Most Web developers underestimate the risk and the level of damage that might be caused when Web applications are vulnerable to SQL (structured query language) injections. Unfortunately, Web applications with such vulnerability constitute a large part of today’s Web application landscape. This article aims at highlighting the risk of SQL injection attacks and provides an efficient solution.
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