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authorDerek Allard <derek.allard@ellislab.com>2010-07-23 14:47:34 +0200
committerDerek Allard <derek.allard@ellislab.com>2010-07-23 14:47:34 +0200
commit4433f424d7a0dd7e5863ddd5393c13be377ed6ce (patch)
treeb7815ea2a2ade24a9f2e1abd8391322d8e117811 /user_guide
parent958543a38c2c97b0ec4c10fc9faf4f0753143880 (diff)
adding sanitize_filename() into the security helper
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diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index fb39d6060..714e9e86e 100644
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@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Hg Tag: </p>
<li>Modified <kbd>smiley_js()</kbd> to add optional third parameter to return only the javascript with no script tags.</li>
<li>The <kbd>img()</kbd> function of the <a href="./helpers/html_helper.html">HTML helper</a> will now generate an empty string as an alt attribute if one is not provided.</li>
<li>If CSRF is enabled in the application config file, <kbd>form_open()</kbd> will automatically insert it as a hidden field.</li>
+ <li>Added <kbd>sanitize_filename()</kbd> into the <a href="./helpers/security_helper.html">Security helper</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Other Changes
diff --git a/user_guide/helpers/security_helper.html b/user_guide/helpers/security_helper.html
index 97be674ad..f74a7766c 100644
--- a/user_guide/helpers/security_helper.html
+++ b/user_guide/helpers/security_helper.html
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ Security Helper
<a href="../libraries/input.html">Input class</a>. More info can be found there.</p>
+<h2>sanitize_filename()</h2>
+
+<p>Provides protection against directory traversal. This function is an alias to the one in the
+<a href="../libraries/security.html">Security class</a>. More info can be found there.</p>
+
+
<h2>do_hash()</h2>
<p>Permits you to create SHA1 or MD5 one way hashes suitable for encrypting passwords. Will create SHA1 by default. Examples:</p>