jQuery.AJAX: Process form submissions using AJAX requests

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This object is a jQuery plug-in that process form submissions using AJAX requests.

It register an event handler to handle the submit event of a given form and sends AJAX requests.

It sends several HTTP request headers for integrity verification, as well verifies if the header values returned by the server are valid, like headers for preventing cross-site request forgery tokens and from data hashes.

This plugin can call given callback functions either in case of success or in error or prior to form submission.

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#jQuery plugin for AJAX functionality ##A minimal RESTful client/server implementation Simple wrapper for XMLHttpRequests using jQuery. This wrapper does however support many of the current .ajax() functions configurable parameters in addition to providing some customized header options I perfer to use accross all form posts. See features for more details on this. Fork me @ https://www.github.com/jas-/jQuery.AJAX ## REQUIREMENTS: * jQuery libraries (required - http://www.jquery.com) ## FEATURES: * Caching support * Same origin restrictions (jsonp data types) * Additonal datatypes json, xml, script, html * pre form submission callback function support * error response callback function support * success response callback function support * Use of click jacking iframe prevention (when working with proxy or other client/client services) * Use of XSS prevention headers (specific to IE) * Reqruired use of specified protocol. Allows for http or https. * Strict mode which verifies proxy or server retains same custom headers in responses * CSRF identifier option specified in X-Alt-Referer header (can be verified on server as well as generating customized CSRF tokens on server and assigning them on a per form basis) * Checksum support for serialized form data using the Content-MD5 header value due to native base64 and md5 encoding (RFC-2616.14-15) ## OPTIONS: * appID: Application ID or CSRF token option * cache: Enable or disable caching mechanisms * context: Executes form submission and processes responses in context of current form * type: Supports json (default), jsonp (for cross-domain support), xml, script and html data types * clickjack: This enables the X-Frame-Options header which supports the default 'deny' option or 'sameorigin' * xss: Here you can enable/disable (defaults to true) the 'X-XSS-Protection' header to help with XSS attacks * proxy: Enable or disable proxy forwarding from https to http and vice versa. Allows http or https. * strict: The strict mode of operation works by ensuring those headers which have been configured for use by this script are also sent back to the client by the remote server and/or proxy service * callback: Optional function used once server recieves encrypted data * preCallback: Executes specified function prior to form submission * errCallback: Executes specified function when a problem occurs in XMLHttpRequest ## EXAMPLES: ### Default usage The default usage for this plug-in is as follows. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX(); ``` ### Using CSRF token (here we use PHP $_SESSION['token']) Please see NOTES section for more information about the CSRF feature. The proxy.php script accompanying this distribution has additional example usage as well. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({appID:'<?echo $_SESSION["token"]); ?>'}); ``` ### Disable caching Need to disable caching? You can do that with the following option. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({cache:false}); ``` ### Changing execution context Occasionally you may find that you need to execute a form within the context of a different DOM element. You can do that using the following option. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({context:$('#DOMElement')}); ``` ### Disabling same-origin policy By using the JSONP data-type you can disable same-origin policy restrictions. Below is an example. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({type:'jsonp'}); ``` ### Enable 'ClickJacking' support This particular feature enables prevention methods within the users browser to prevent loading responses within a <frame> or <iframe> helping protect clients from nefarious users stealing authentication credentials etc. The first example will prevent all attempts to load content within a frame while the second option will only allow loading content within a frame from the same domain. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({clickjack:'deny'}); ``` ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({clickjack:'sameorigin'}); ``` ### Enable 'XSS' support While support for this particular feature may be limited across the spectrum of browsers enabling the for XMLHttpRequests will help your browsers with XSS attack vectors. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({xss:true}); ``` ### Enable prevention of proxy forwarding Proxy servers. Occasionally a user may use a proxy service which will not provide secure end to end communication. Example; client->https->proxy->http->server or server->https->proxy->http->server. If your site uses HTTPS/SSL/TLS then you will want to enable this feature which will force proxy server requests to use the specified protocols. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({proxy:'https'}); ``` ### Enable strict mode This mode will require that any response over XMLHttpRequest uses the same header options that were originally sent from the client. For example; if the client set the X-XSS-Protection header the remote server and/or proxy must send the same header back to the client. Please see the NOTES section labeled 'strict mode' for more information. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({strict:true}); ``` ### Executing callback function on AJAX success response This feature can come in handy if you wish to (recommended) display response messages from the server about form submission statuses. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({callback:function(x){ alert(x); } }); ``` ### Executing callback function pre AJAX submission Ever want to add that fancy animated gif spinner once a form has been submitted? You can load that using the pre-callback method as shown below. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({preCallback:function(x){ alert(x); } }); ``` ### Executing callback function on AJAX error response Wish to provide some messaging to the user if something goes wrong? Here is a great method for doing just that. ```javascript $('#form').AJAX({errCallback:function(x){ alert(x); } }); ``` ### Using all available options Here is a real-world example of using all of the available options to make effecient usage of this plugin. Of course this example simply pushes each callback method to the console you could use modal windows, alert boxes, message boxes and other means of notifications fairly easily. ```javascript $(document).ready(function(){ /* send everything to the console */ function _log(obj){ $.each(obj, function(k, v){ console.log(k+' => 'v); }); } /* callback before send */ function _pre(obj){ return _log(obj); } /* callback on error */ function _err(obj){ return _log(obj); } /* callback on success */ function _success(obj){ return _log(obj); } /* bind our ajax call to the form and setup some params */ $('#formID').AJAX({ appID: '<?php echo $_SESSION["token"]; ?>', cache: true, context: $('#messageBoxID'), type: 'jsonp', clickjack: 'sameorigin', xss: true, proxy: 'https', strict: true, callback: _success(this), preCallback: _pre(this), errCallback: _err(this) }); }); ``` ## NOTES ### CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) Using a customized appID option you can enable Cross Site Request Forgery prevention. To do this a server side component must be preset to generate a custom CSRF token and attach it to the configuration options as seen in the examples section. Please see the proxy.php script for more information on methods of using this prevention method. ### Checksuming form data This project includes a transparent method of checksumming the submitted form data. Native base64 and md5 encoding has been added to dynamically serialize the form data to be processed and generating a value for the Content-MD5 header which (if needed) can be verified on the server. Please also see the proxy.php script for more information on this feature. For more information regarding the 'Content-MD5' header option please see the following link http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.15 ### Header options This package uses header options that are not always configured within every web server environment. I wanted to make a couple of notes on these options and this project examples; The proxy.php script does rely on the headers it recieved from the index.php for example, and like a parrot, mimics them when responses are sent. In a production environment the script should not attempt to set these headers based on what the client headers look like. In the event of a MITM attack having the proxy.php script set these will remove the protection the client originially enabled leaving them vulnerable to clickjacking, xss and transport protocol stripping due to untrusted proxies. ### Strict mode Use of this mode requires that the server replay or re-create the same HTTP headers that were sent to it from the client. If this mode is enabled and the server or proxy handling responses does not use or set these options any client callback functionality will be discarded as further processing should not take place if these conditions are not met when strict mode is on. Please review the proxy.php & index.php script's accompanying this package for detailed examples. Or simply ensure the following are served up by the server or proxy handling responses for clients using this project. ```php /* setup headers */ header('X-Alt-Referer: '.getenv('HTTP_X_ALT_REFERER')); header('X-Forwarded-Proto: http'); header('X-Frame-Options: deny'); header('X-XSS-Protection: 1;mode=deny'); ``` * please note the 'X-Alt-Referer' option must be set to the same value the client provided. Author: Jason Gerfen <jason.gerfen@gmail.com> License: GPL (see LICENSE)
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