Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 01/30/08 13:02

K. wrote:
>> Well, nothing special about curl.
>> It is just PHP's way of making http requests.
>>
>> If the portals are hacked, they are NOT HACKED via Curl, but just USING
>> Curl.
>> The portals were unsafe to start with.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Erwin Moller
>
> Yes, I have made a mistake with saying that they are hacked via curl.
> I meant that how to prevent from hacking by using curl.
>
> What things should I apply to make my site safe and be sure that nobody
> who uses curl will not hacked my site?
>
> Please answer.
> I will be very grateful for help
> M.
>
>
>

You can't. You can't even tell if the user is using cURL, unless he
tells you.

Make your site safe and no one will be able to hack it - with or without
cURL. But if it isn't safe, it can be hacked - with or without cURL.

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