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django-xss-protector
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djago xss protector is a Python library for filtering incomming requests with malformed data in view level
Use the package manager pip to install django_xss_protector.
pip install django_xss_protector
from xss_protector.decorator import xss_protector
@xss_protector()
def my_view(reqeust):
....
this will check everything, the url parameters, url querystring, request body and form data for possible xss data
@xss_protector("key1", "key2", "key3")
def my_view(reqeust):
....
this will check the url parameters, url querystring, request body and form data for possible xss data but only in the mentioned keys
@xss_protector(lst_excluding_keys=["key1", "key2"])
def my_view(reqeust):
....
this will check the url parameters, url querystring, request body and form data for possible xss data but not in the mentioned keys
@xss_protector(response_on_error=JsonResponse({"ERROR": "custome error"})
def my_view(reqeust):
....
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.
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We found that django-xss-protector demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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