Title :
Defending against Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Author :
Shar, Lwin Khin ; Tan, Hee Beng Kuan
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Researchers have proposed multiple solutions to cross-site scripting, but vulnerabilities continue to exist in many Web applications due to developers´ lack of understanding of the problem and their unfamiliarity with current defenses´ strengths and limitations.
Keywords :
Web sites; security of data; Web applications; cross-site scripting attacks; defense strength; Browsers; Computer hacking; Computer security; Computers; Databases; Encoding; Network security; Web and internet services; Code vulnerabilities; Cross-site scripting (XSS); Secure coding practices; Web applications; Web security;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2011.261
