Here is a look at the story behind that syntax and why it remains such a legendary piece of code. The Anatomy of an Attack
The phrase is a precision tool for a digital lockpicker. {KEYWORD}' ORDER BY 1-- hFdK
This asks the database to sort the results by the first column. If it works, the attacker tries ORDER BY 2 , ORDER BY 3 , and so on. The moment the page crashes, they know exactly how many columns are in your secret database. Here is a look at the story behind