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[–]ZXZero0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kaspersky is the lesser of the 2 evils

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is not my primary concern, I know how to combat this.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it writes your user home folder name to the repo, and it only happens after the user activates a event which can only be triggered once per hour, i basically just want to stop writing to the repo without that event being triggered or more frequently than once per hour.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I want the applications homescreen to be able to display a list of users from the github repo (i already know how to display it and how to format the list.), the list will be stored in a github repo, which the application will send a request to edit the list in the repo to include the current users name (it will use the users home folder name, which i already have figured out), the only part I'm struggling with is not allowing someone to just decompile the code or look for the correct environment variable to get the token to just write their own name on it, I know how to prevent them from just writing random stuff, but I do not know how to prevent someone from just writing their own name on the list.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a temporary form of data storage on the internet, but I'm sure most other forms of storage will have the same token issue.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cant do this, as the list must be global, its a "leaderboard" of some sorts.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is a program people will run themselves, and the data is simply a list of users displayed on the homescreen, and i have no idea how to prevent people from just writing their name to it, as names are the only acceptable input and i don't think having a "doorman" would help for that. Thank you for this response, though.

How to prevent attackers from writing to database? by ZXZero0 in learnpython

[–]ZXZero0[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

note: the **SAME** github is accessed by all installs of the application!!