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Ask HN: why do linkedin urls contain *1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1 ..?
- willvarfar 15y agoI recall its to prevent XSS attacks. I'd be most interested if someone can explain clearly what part it plays, though.
- helveticaman 15y agoMaybe someone was slightly too clever, too clever by half, or not clever at all.
- shellehs 15y agothis is not only on Linkedin, I have seen other url like this. Too interested in the answer.
- alt_ 15y agoSome kind of flow history: http://www.quora.com/What-do-the-strange-characters-in-LinkedIn-URLs-stand-for http://www.quora.com/What-do-the-strange-characters-in-Linke... Since it is for internal use, I doubt you'll get a more detailed explanation.