Stephen Rees-Carter • 12/31/2021

Always Pass User Input Through a Validator

This article, part of the Laravel Security in Depth series, stresses the fundamental security principle of never trusting user input. It explains why input validation is essential, including defining explicit data rules, preventing unexpected application behavior, controlling mass assignment, and simplifying error display. It provides a practical example using Laravel's validator within a controller action.

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