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+# zend-escaper
+
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+
+The OWASP Top 10 web security risks study lists Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in
+second place. PHP’s sole functionality against XSS is limited to two functions
+of which one is commonly misapplied. Thus, the zend-escaper component was written.
+It offers developers a way to escape output and defend from XSS and related
+vulnerabilities by introducing contextual escaping based on peer-reviewed rules.
+
+- File issues at https://github.com/zendframework/zend-escaper/issues
+- Documentation is at https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-escaper/