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PagesSection::ValidateRequest Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets or sets a value that determines whether ASP.NET examines input from the browser for dangerous values. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
[ConfigurationPropertyAttribute(L"validateRequest", DefaultValue = true)] public: property bool ValidateRequest { bool get (); void set (bool value); }
Property Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if ASP.NET examines input from the browser for dangerous values; otherwise, false. The default value is true.
Request validation is performed by comparing all input data to a list of potentially dangerous values. If a match occurs, ASP.NET raises an HttpRequestValidationException.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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