OWASP Java Encoder Project

https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-java-encoder/ https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Java_Encoder_Project OWASP Java Encoder Project The OWASP Java Encoder is a Java 1.5+ simple-to-use drop-in high-performance encoder class with no dependencies and little baggage. This project will help Java web developers defend against Cross Site Scripting! Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are a type of injection, in which malicious scripts (primarily JavaScript) are injected into otherwise trusted web sites. You can read more about Cross Site Scripting here: Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS). One of the primary defenses to stop Cross Site Scripting is a technique called Contextual Output Encoding. You can read more about Cross Site Scripting prevention here: XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet. As of November 2015, there are no issues submitted against this project! https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-java-encoder/issues. We actively track project issues and seek to remediate any issues that arise. The project owners feel this project is stable and ready for production use and are seeking project status promotion. Introduction Contextual Output Encoding is a computer programming technique necessary to stop Cross Site Scripting. This project is a Java 1.5+ simple-to-use drop-in high-performance encoder class with no dependencies and little baggage. It provides numerous encoding functions to help defend against XSS in a variety of different HTML, JavaScript, XML and CSS contexts. Quick Overview The OWASP Java Encoder library is intended for quick contextual encoding with very little overhead, either in performance or usage. To get started, simply add the encoder-1.2.jar, import org.owasp.encoder.Encode and start encoding. Please look at the javadoc for Encode to see the variety of contexts for which you can encode. Tag libraries and JSP EL functions can be found in the encoder-jsp-1.2.jar. If you want to try it out or see it in action, head over to "Can You XSS This? (.com)" and hit it with your best XSS attack vectors! Happy Encoding! Licensing The OWASP Java Encoder is free to use under the New BSD License.