WhiteList ========= This White Listing helper will html encode all tags and strip all attributes that aren't specifically allowed. It also strips href/src tags with invalid protocols, like javascript: especially. It does its best to counter any tricks that hackers may use, like throwing in unicode/ascii/hex values to get past the javascript: filters. Check out the extensive test suite. <%= white_list @article.body %> You can add or remove tags/attributes if you want to customize it a bit. add table tags WhiteListHelper.tags += %w(table td th) remove tags WhiteListHelper.tags -= %w(div span) clear any attributes that are allowed for tags WhiteListHelper.attributes['a'] = [] allow a new attribute for the tag WhiteListHelper.attributes['img'] += %w(style) add new tag with attributes WhiteListHelper.attributes['table'] = %w(cellpadding cellspacing) change allowed attributes for all tags WhiteListHelper.attributes[nil] = %w(id class style)