XmlTextReader.ProhibitDtd Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assembly:

System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlTextReader.cs

Caution

XmlTextReader.ProhibitDtd has been deprecated. Use DtdProcessing instead.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to allow DTD processing. This property is obsolete. Use DtdProcessing instead.

public:
 property bool ProhibitDtd { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

[System.Obsolete("XmlTextReader.ProhibitDtd has been deprecated. Use DtdProcessing instead.")]
public bool ProhibitDtd { get; set; }

[<System.Obsolete("XmlTextReader.ProhibitDtd has been deprecated. Use DtdProcessing instead.")>]
member this.ProhibitDtd : bool with get, set

Public Property ProhibitDtd As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true to disallow DTD processing; otherwise false. The default is false.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute

Remarks

Note

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, we recommend that you create XmlReader instances by using the XmlReader.Create method to take advantage of new functionality.

DTD processing is enabled by default for backwards compatibility. However, unless your application requires DTD processing, you should disable this setting. Disabling DTD processing can be useful in preventing certain denial of service attacks. If set to true, the reader throws an XmlException when any DTD content is encountered.

If you have DTD processing enabled, you need to be aware of including DTDs from untrusted sources and possible denial of service attacks. Use the XmlSecureResolver to restrict the resources that the XmlTextReader can access. You can also design your application so that the XML processing is memory and time constrained. For example, configure time-out limits in your ASP.NET application

See also

• XmlReader