OWASP Java Encoder Project
Contextual Output Encoding is a computer programming technique necessary to stop Cross-Site Scripting. This project is a Java 1.5+ simple-to-use drop-in high-performance encoder class with little baggage.
Start using the OWASP Java Encoders
You can download a JAR from Maven Central.
JSP tags and EL functions are available in the encoder-jsp, also available in Central.
The jars are also available in Maven:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.owasp.encoder</groupId>
<artifactId>encoder</artifactId>
<version>1.2.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.owasp.encoder</groupId>
<artifactId>encoder-jsp</artifactId>
<version>1.2.3</version>
</dependency>
Quick Overview
The OWASP Java Encoder library is intended for quick contextual encoding with very little overhead, either in performance or usage. To get started, simply add the encoder-1.2.3.jar, import org.owasp.encoder.Encode and start using.
Example usage:
PrintWriter out = ....;
out.println("<textarea>"+Encode.forHtml(userData)+"</textarea>");
Please look at the javadoc for Encode to see the variety of contexts for which you can encode.
Happy Encoding!
News
2020-11-08 - 1.2.3 Release
The team is happy to announce that version 1.2.3 has been released!
- Update to make the manifest OSGi-compliant (#39).
- Update to support ESAPI 2.2 and later (#37).
2018-09-14 - 1.2.2 Release
The team is happy to announce that version 1.2.2 has been released!
- This is a minor release fixing documentation and licensing issues.
2017-02-19 - 1.2.1 Release
The team is happy to announce that version 1.2.1 has been released!
- The CDATA Encoder was modified so that it does not emit intermediate characters between adjacent CDATA sections.
- The documentation on gh-pages has been improved.
2015-04-12 - 1.2 Release on GitHub
OWASP Java Encoder has been moved to GitHub. Version 1.2 was also released!
2014-03-31 - Documentation updated
Please visit https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Java_Encoder_Project#tab=Use_the_Java_Encoder_Project to see detailed documentation and examples on each API use!
2014-01-30 - Version 1.1.1 released
We're happy to announce that version 1.1.1 has been released. Along with a important bug fix, we added ESAPI integration to replace the legacy ESAPI encoders with the OWASP Java Encoder.
2013-02-14 - Version 1.1 released
We're happy to announce that version 1.1 has been released. Along with a few minor encoding enhancements, we improved performance, and added a JSP tag and function library.