Chapter 9. AJAX and Web Services – Security Issues

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is a combination of technologies that is used to create fast and dynamic pages. It is not a new programming language but a mix of old technologies which creates a more interactive client-side interface. With high-speed Internet connections, organizations are trying to make their applications perform faster. The traditional request-response behavior limits the responsiveness of the application. AJAX uses an asynchronous request-response method which makes the application more interactive. This allows the application residing on a remote location to respond like a desktop-based application. In a web application that works in the traditional way, the client is required to submit the entire web page to get a response back from the server. AJAX breaks away from the traditional model and allows updating the contents of web page without submitting the entire page to the server.

In addition to AJAX we will...