Never trust the client

Re:Never trust the client by nicops on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @03:30PM (#11583738)

I would think that in 2016 this should be something everybody knows....

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Re:Never trust the client by milesokeefe on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @03:36PM (#11583800)

Yeah, isn't this basically the first thing you learn in game networking?

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Re:Never trust the client by cortesoft on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @04:20PM (#11584184)

Or in any sort of networking work where you don't control both ends of a connection.

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Re:Never trust the client by neohaven on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @04:52PM (#11584438)

Even if you do, you still should never trust the client. Who knows when you might lose control of one end?

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