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From: zeno (bugtraq_at_cgisecurity.net)
Date: Tue Dec 10 2002 - 12:13:15 CST

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    > Bill Burge wrote:
    > > After a cursory glance, other than removing a some abstraction
    > > and making configuration a little more straight forward; I'm not
    > > sure how this differs from what can be done with mod_rewrite.
    >
    > One major feature: it filters POST payloads, too. There is no
    > point of having any kind of web application firewall if you
    > allow attackers to attack you via POST.
    >
    > The other major feature (at least to me) is the full (POST
    > included) audit log.

    Thanks I've been searching for this for awhile. I know I'll be using this :)
    I know it isn't just you a few people I've spoken with have been searching for full POST
    data logging without needing to write their own mod.

    >
    > And (I am trying really hard now :), it can also filter
    > individual parameters. For example, if you have something
    > like:
    >
    > script.php?title=value1&content=value2
    >
    > with a rule
    >
    > SecFilterSelective ARGS|!ARG_content "<( |\n)+>"
    >
    > You can allow HTML to come through variable "content" but
    > not through "title".

    That is VERY nice :)

    - zenocgisecurity.com