Difference between revisions of "Little Bobby Tables"
Karl Jones (Talk | contribs) (→Full name) |
Karl Jones (Talk | contribs) (→Image) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== Image == | == Image == | ||
| − | + | Source: [http://xkcd.com/ Exploits of a Mom] | |
| + | |||
| + | http://karljones.com/karljones.com/images/wiki/exploits_of_a_mom.png | ||
== Dialog == | == Dialog == | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 23 September 2015
Little Bobby Tables is the nickname of a character from xkcd, a webcomic by Randall Munroe.
The character represents a cautionary tale about the importance of sanitizing user inputs, in this case against SQL injection attacks.
Contents
Image
Source: Exploits of a Mom
Dialog
School: Hi, this is your son's school. We're having some computer trouble.
Mom: Oh, dear -- Did he break something?
School: In a way. Did you really name your son Robert'); DROP TABLE Students; --?
Mom: Oh. Yes. Little Bobby Tables we call him.
School: Well, we've lost this year's student records. I hope you're happy.
Mom: And I hope you've learned to sanitize your database inputs.
Full name
Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;
Results of SQL statement
In the comic, the school has entered Robert'); DROP TABLE Students; into the database, resulting in the deletion of all student records.
Sanitize your inputs
It's worth repeating several times: sanitize your database inputs.
More generally: sanitize all your inputs, whatever the purpose.
See also
External links
- Exploits of a Mom - Official website
- xkcd @ Wikipedia
- Google search "Little Bobby Tables"
- How does the SQL injection from the “Bobby Tables” XKCD comic work? @ Stack Overflow
