Re: 2D array by POST

On Sat, 20 May 2023 09:56:34 Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?= <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 5/19/2023 5:58 PM, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> > On 5/19/23 21:38, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>> >> The agreed-to price is carried through the transaction by a
>> >> cookie, the small risk of tampering (and the low value of the
>> >> goods) make this an acceptable risk. 

>> > I would fire anyone in my team if they would say it's an
>> > acceptable risk, values of a product, no matter if it's small
>> > and insignificant, shouldn't ever be end user adjustable and
>> > when it comes out that you can adjust the price, then people
>> > will start doing that and it's kind of a simple thing to do
>> > nowadays with all the browser extensions.

>> Yes.
> 
>> If the rumor spread on the internet that there is a web site
>> selling anything where customers can hack the price and get it
>> for that price, then I suspect they will get tens of thousands of
>> new "customers" very quickly.

> We might notice, our sales are less than £150 per year.

While I agree that - given these circumstances - there is most
likely no commercial risk at all, it is still bad practice to do so
and (most important in your case) is not even easier in your case,
so I can see no advantages but potential problems, even if they are
highly unlikely.

Bye,
Stefan

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