# Trusting Invalid Inputs

> Assuming inputs are valid and using them without checking, so bad data flows through unguarded.

Record: `lex:trusting-invalid-inputs`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-trusting-invalid-inputs

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Defensive Programming](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/defensive-programming.md)