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LDAP injection

Security På svenska → Updated: 2026-05-23

Like SQL injection — but against LDAP directories. Manipulate search filters via unsanitised input.

(uid=*&password=*) as a username can bypass login. Defences: validate and escape special characters in LDAP strings (* ( ) \ NUL). Also "blind LDAP injection" via timing differences.

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