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why is ngx.req.get_uri_args(0) strongly discouraged? #1294

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JoyChou93 opened this issue Apr 3, 2018 · 1 comment
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why is ngx.req.get_uri_args(0) strongly discouraged? #1294

JoyChou93 opened this issue Apr 3, 2018 · 1 comment

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https://github.com/openresty/lua-nginx-module#ngxreqget_uri_args

why is ngx.req.get_uri_args(0) strongly discouraged?

Removing the max_args cap is strongly discouraged.
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agentzh commented Apr 3, 2018 •
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@JoyChou93 Because it would be a great way for malicious clients to blow up your server memory and CPU since you have no limit on the number of request arguments.

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