Name: A Missing Input Validation May Be Used for Denial of Service Attacks
Start: 2026-06-05T14:10:00+0300
End: 2026-06-05T14:50:00+0300

A Missing Input Validation May Be Used for Denial of Service Attacks

Friday June 5, 2026 14:10 - 14:50 EEST

D-Saal

The security impact of missing input validation is usually underestimated.

The presentation explains and gives examples of how missing logical limits may lead to denial of service attacks on the application that seems quite secure - no injection or execution vulnerabilities needed.

As the presenter is a co-lead of the OWASP ASVS project, related security requirements are also pointed out.

Not a single word about AI.

Speakers

Elar Lang

Lecturer and Penetration tester, Clarified Security

Elar Lang is a web application security specialist and enthusiast who has been working for more than 14 years in different aspects of web application security. A full-time security tester, training architect, and web application security developer educator (close to 3000 hours of... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2026 14:10 - 14:50 EEST
D-Saal Kultuurikatel

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Nordic Testing Days 2026

Elar Lang

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Nordic Testing Days 2026

Elar Lang

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