Chapter 8. Send Information Back Judiciously

 

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.

 Proverbs 26:4 (NIV)
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8.1. Minimize Feedback
8.2. Handle Full/Unresponsive Output

8.1. Minimize Feedback

Avoid giving much information to untrusted users; simply succeed or fail, and if it fails just say it failed and minimize information on why it failed. Save the detailed information for audit trail logs. For example: