Re: [Json] Nested JSON encoding style too likely to be insecure

John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org> Tue, 23 February 2016 12:08 UTC

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Manger, James scripsit:

> A JSON array still looks better.

I agree; but JSON validation is better yet.

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