# Trusting External Input

> Accepting external input as well-formed and safe without validating it, exposing the system to malformed or malicious data.

Record: `lex:trusting-external-input`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-trusting-external-input

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Input Validation](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/input-validation.md)