Prevent XSS in Templates

A snippet showing how Django auto-escapes template variables to prevent XSS.


# template.html
<p>{{ user_input }}</p>  
<p>{{ safe_html|safe }}</p> 
      
Explanation:
  • By default, Django escapes template variables to prevent XSS.
  • Use |safe only for trusted content; sanitize user-generated HTML before storing.
  • Category Security
  • Total Views 683
  • Last Modified 12 March, 2026
  • Tags #security #xss #templates #escaping
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