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What is Sanitisation?
Cleaning user input to remove potentially harmful content
Why It Matters
Sanitisation prevents security attacks by removing malicious code from user inputs
Real-World Example
Removing HTML tags from a comment to prevent malicious scripts from running
“Understanding terms like Sanitisation matters because it helps you have better conversations with developers and make smarter decisions about your software. You do not need to be technical. You just need to know enough to ask the right questions.”
From definition to deployment
Knowing the term is step one. Using it in something real is the rest.