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		Spivak on Nov 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bad JSON Parsers But what can you do instead? It’s a really hard problem to validate generic JSON without accidentally parsing it.

zeroimpl on Nov 8, 2019 [–]

Validation better be done by the parser. Otherwise, subtle differences between the validator and the parser can lead to security flaws. Your solution is to make sure you use a good parser.

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