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Defending Your Web Application: Understanding and Preventing SQL Injection Attacks - Code Armada, LLC

Defending Your Web Application: Understanding and Preventing SQL Injection Attacks SQL injection attacks are one of the most common types of web application attacks that can compromise the security of your website or application. These attacks can be used to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, modify data, or execute malicious code. In this tutorial, we will explain what SQL injection attacks are, how they work, and how you can prevent them. What is SQL Injection? SQL injection is a type of attack where an attacker exploits a vulnerability in a web application’s input validation and uses it to inject malicious SQL code into the application’s database. This malicious SQL code can be used to manipulate or extract data from the database, or even execute arbitrary code on the server. How does SQL Injection work? SQL injection attacks work by taking advantage of input validation vulnerabilities in web applications. In most web applications, user input is used to build SQL queries that are executed on the server-side. If this input is not properly validated, an attacker can manipulate the input to include their own SQL code. For example, consider a login form that asks the user for their username and […]