PB-2205: using re.fullmatch() instead if re.match()#74
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Using fullmatch() instead of match() only makes the service safer. This way, even if the regex is not anchored, map.geo.admin.ch.evil.com bypass trick will still be detected by the fullmatch and blocked. Otherwise the regex needs to be anchored.
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Using fullmatch() instead of match() only makes the service safer. This way, even if the regex is not anchored, map.geo.admin.ch.evil.com bypass trick will still be detected by the fullmatch and blocked. Otherwise the regex needs to be anchored.
Now we have both:
fullmatchplus an anchored regex