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Re: Form validation - on submit or on each required field

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From: Rick Hill
Date: Jun 26, 2014 11:13AM

You always need to validate on server side. Using only client-side validation opens you up to evil clients who can fiddle with your input information. Client-side is basically an add-on with added benefits, but server-side is a must.
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Rick Hill, Web CMS Administrator
Strategic Communications, UC Davis


From: <Clark>, "<Michelle - NRCS>", <Washington>, DC < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >>
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Date: Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 7:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Form validation - on submit or on each required field

My preference is to validate at the time of inputting the information. That way, once a user gets to the end, the form is correct and can be submitted.

Michelle