Can you abbreviate the urls under custom buttons to mask the full path of it?

Started by rcane, March 30, 2022, 07:55:48 PM

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rcane

Hello,
Made a few custom buttons that go to php files to run some DB -> html tables. 

I'd prefer to not have the url show on button hover.  Is that possible?

Arantor

Not really, no, because even if you make it a real button with a form submission, literally all major browsers have a menu option to right click and inspect the element.

If the URL should be protected against misuse, doing it by hiding the link isn't the way to go - make the actual page itself have protection. Security through obscurity is not secure, never has been.

rcane

Quote from: Arantor on March 30, 2022, 07:57:33 PMNot really, no, because even if you make it a real button with a form submission, literally all major browsers have a menu option to right click and inspect the element.

If the URL should be protected against misuse, doing it by hiding the link isn't the way to go - make the actual page itself have protection. Security through obscurity is not secure, never has been.

Ok.  I've go that in the page--tests to verify membergroup and not being a guest.   Just trying to think ahead.

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