WebApp Sec: Re: Canonicalization

[Yann <cactux () gmail com>]

11 Apr 2006 13:12:29 -0000, susam_pal () yahoo co in <susam_pal () yahoo co in>:
> I found the following paragraph in owasp.org. Can someone please elaborate on this?
>
> Parameters must be converted to the simplest form before they are validated,
> otherwise, malicious input can be masked and it can slip past filters. The process of
> simplifying these encodings is called "canonicalization."
There is a (very short) article on Wikipedia, to begin with:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonicalization

There is an example, not directly related to security.

Yann
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