I have one JSP page with a hyperlink. The URL for this link is like this:
http://localhost:7001/ple/
When the link is clicked, some Struts action class will be called, and two parameters, action and appId, will be passed in. Everything works perfectly fine for us.
Now, this is an HTTP GET. Due to security concern, how do I convert it to an HTTP POST so that the user is not able to see the parmater list on his browser's status bar when his mouse is hovering over the hyperlink?
I'm guessing that the easiest way is to call a JavaScript method when the link is called, and that method will set the parameter values, and then perform a submit.
Also, the backend action class would need to check that only HTTP POST submission is acceptable.
Thankis in advance.
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I have multiple of these hyperlinks in the page, and they are different only in the parameters:
http://localhost:7001/ple/
http://localhost:7001/ple/
http://localhost:7001/ple/
How do you set the value for each parameter? For example, I set appId to 1236 if the 3rd link is clicked.
And how to use POST in <html:form>?
Can you be more specific? Is there a JavaScript method that I need to call?
you keep two hidden variables
<input type="hidden" name= "actionValue">
<input type="hidden" name="appId">
and write javascript method
function testHyper(action, appId)
{
document.forms[0].actionVa
document.forms[0].appId.va
document.forms[0].action = "/SomeAction.do"//somethin
document.forms[0].submit()
}
call this above function in hyperlink.
Note that if security is a concern, no matter what you do, someone could just look at the page source to see the parameters in question. May I ask what security concerns there are? If it's just a random number for some product or application then I see no harm in this being visible.
Also, a javascript solution for something such as links is never good as some people may have JS disabled and they won't be able to navigate your site.
I think the main concern for our client is that they do not want to use HTTP GET, especially for the user to manually enter the URL (http://localhost:7001/ple
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by: melchkishorePosted on 2008-08-12 at 04:41:49ID: 22211872
put the values as hidden variables
like
<input type="hidden" name= "action" value="something">
<input type="hidden" name="appId" value="1234">
and in <html:form> only use POST.
let me know if any concerns.