[Javascript] Maximun length of an id
Brian L. Matthews
blmatthews at gmail.com
Fri Sep 7 22:20:54 CDT 2007
John Pillion wrote:
> auto generating the form ID's is a way of keeping people from hooking
> into the form for either spamming, hacking, etc. If the form ID's/names
> are randomly generated each time the page loads, it helps deter anyone
> from automating any script for the form. It's a technique commonly used
> in bank applications etc.
>
It doesn't really stop it, it just makes it a little trickier. It also
makes legitimate hacking of the form (using Greasemonkey for example)
more difficult, although again, certainly not anywhere near impossible.
Brian
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