Security and Limits in JSON

From the JSON cheat sheet · Validation and Security · verified Aug 2026

Security and Limits

Treat parsed JSON as untrusted structured input.

json
const data = JSON.parse(untrustedText)
validate(data)
⚠️ Never parse JSON with eval
📌 Parsing does not validate business rules
🔍 Parsers may impose size and depth limits
🎯 Validate shape before using values
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