Chapter 21. Writing Secure Code
It seems that almost daily we see headlines about this or that type of software having a security flaw. Keeping unwanted guests out of your web application and server should be a high priority for any serious developer.
There are many ways in which a user with harmful intent can attempt to compromise your Drupal site. Some of these include slipping code into your system and getting it to execute, manipulating data in your database, viewing materials to which the user should not have access, and sending unwanted e-mail through your Drupal installation. In this chapter, you'll learn how to program defensively to ward off these kinds of attacks.
Fortunately, Drupal provides some tools that make it easy to eliminate the ...
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