Chapter 9
SQL Injection Attacks
Abstract
This chapter talks about what a SQL Injection attack is, and how to protect yourself from one.
Keywords
SQL injection
Information in this chapter
• What is a SQL injection attack?
• Why are SQL injection attacks so successful?
• How to figure out you have been attacked?
• How to protect yourself from a SQL injection attack?
• Cleaning up the database after a SQL injection attack
What is an SQL Injection Attack?
An SQL Injection Attack is probably the easiest attack to prevent, while being one of the least protected against forms of attack. The core of the attack is that an SQL command is appended to the backend of a form field in the web or application front end (usually through a website), with ...
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