-/* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Nicira, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Nicira, Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
const struct ovsrec_bridge *br_cfg = cfg->bridges[i];
- if (strchr(br_cfg->name, '/')) {
+ if (strchr(br_cfg->name, '/') || strchr(br_cfg->name, '\\')) {
/* Prevent remote ovsdb-server users from accessing arbitrary
- * directories, e.g. consider a bridge named "../../../etc/". */
+ * directories, e.g. consider a bridge named "../../../etc/".
+ *
+ * Prohibiting "\" is only necessary on Windows but it's no great
+ * loss elsewhere. */
VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "ignoring bridge with invalid name \"%s\"",
br_cfg->name);
} else if (!shash_add_once(&new_br, br_cfg->name, br_cfg)) {
<group title="Core Features">
<column name="name">
- Bridge identifier. Should be alphanumeric and no more than about 8
- bytes long. Must be unique among the names of ports, interfaces, and
- bridges on a host.
+ <p>
+ Bridge identifier. Should be alphanumeric and no more than about 8
+ bytes long. Must be unique among the names of ports, interfaces, and
+ bridges on a host.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Forward and backward slashes are prohibited in bridge names.
+ </p>
</column>
<column name="ports">