Comments on: An Introduction to AJAX http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Viegas http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-1109 Eric Viegas Wed, 10 May 2006 17:44:57 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-1109 There are some good online tutorials on introduction to ajax at www.kynou.com. These tutorials are good because they are like training simulators. I hope this is useful to you guys :) There are some good online tutorials on introduction to ajax at http://www.kynou.com. These tutorials are good because they are like training simulators.
I hope this is useful to you guys :)

]]> By: backbone http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-242 backbone Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:31:12 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-242 yes but it could be useful to use XML if we have a database of products of how many items we still have, price etc... of course it's much better to use mysql, but some webservices do not offer any kind of MySQL (especially free services)... so XML could be an alternative... and as you can see with E4X the use of XML is very simple... yes but it could be useful to use XML if we have a database of products of how many items we still have, price etc… of course it’s much better to use mysql, but some webservices do not offer any kind of MySQL (especially free services)… so XML could be an alternative… and as you can see with E4X the use of XML is very simple…

]]> By: Haydies http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-215 Haydies Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:16:50 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-215 ye, I basicly attach the AJax to the same webservices as used for exteranl stuff, one interesting "feture" in the old cold fusion code was putting the user name and password in hidden text fields....quality.... people I think assume no one is going to look in the html.... ye, right..... ye, I basicly attach the AJax to the same webservices as used for exteranl stuff, one interesting “feture” in the old cold fusion code was putting the user name and password in hidden text fields….quality…. people I think assume no one is going to look in the html…. ye, right…..

]]> By: Navaho Gunleg http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-212 Navaho Gunleg Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:03:27 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-212 Yeh that's indeed the coolest part: no re-loading necessary, <em>real</em> dynamic content. In my professional experience, however, I have found that <em>modifications on existing systems to implement AJAX</em> is exactly where the web-builders mess up and leave holes (unintensional information leakage, or even vulnerabilities). Incidentally, I've been working on an article about just that: badly implemented AJAX methodology. Also, bad understanding of the whole concept leads to massive faul-ups as well. I'll, of course, post that article up here when it's ready. Yeh that’s indeed the coolest part: no re-loading necessary, real dynamic content.

In my professional experience, however, I have found that modifications on existing systems to implement AJAX is exactly where the web-builders mess up and leave holes (unintensional information leakage, or even vulnerabilities). Incidentally, I’ve been working on an article about just that: badly implemented AJAX methodology.

Also, bad understanding of the whole concept leads to massive faul-ups as well.

I’ll, of course, post that article up here when it’s ready.

]]> By: Haydies http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-211 Haydies Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:56:58 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-211 To true, half the time the XML would be bigger then the data. One of the "advantages" to ajax is reducing the server load for small actions. Things like changing the options in a select box when other options change. Ajax saves reloading the whole page. Also, the thing I like most. You don't have to reaload the data in fields when a form is submited. Less codeing on the back end :-) To true, half the time the XML would be bigger then the data.

One of the “advantages” to ajax is reducing the server load for small actions. Things like changing the options in a select box when other options change. Ajax saves reloading the whole page.

Also, the thing I like most. You don’t have to reaload the data in fields when a form is submited. Less codeing on the back end :-)

]]> By: Navaho Gunleg http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-210 Navaho Gunleg Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:40:45 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-210 I don't even sent XML back either: too much frigging overhead. If I am updating a SELECT box, hell no I ain't passing a whole complete XML document describing it, rather just a couple of lines with the option value and names. Call me old-fashioned, but in that respect I hate XML documents, I'd rather just send just the <em>data</em>. I don’t even sent XML back either: too much frigging overhead. If I am updating a SELECT box, hell no I ain’t passing a whole complete XML document describing it, rather just a couple of lines with the option value and names.

Call me old-fashioned, but in that respect I hate XML documents, I’d rather just send just the data.

]]> By: Haydies http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-207 Haydies Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:16:48 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/ajax/#comment-207 AJax is just totaly cool, its a bit like CORBA with out the IDL. I've not really sent XML back with it, nothing that complicated. But its handy for sending back CSV search results, or dynamic HTML elements. Also at least in the lastest version of Opera (8.5) ajax works fine. AJax is just totaly cool, its a bit like CORBA with out the IDL. I’ve not really sent XML back with it, nothing that complicated. But its handy for sending back CSV search results, or dynamic HTML elements.

Also at least in the lastest version of Opera (8.5) ajax works fine.

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