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-rw-r--r--phpBB/includes/request/request.php6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/request/request.php b/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
index aa62c3b610..a06fc0d85d 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/request/request.php
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ class phpbb_request implements phpbb_request_interface
}
/**
- * Get a variable, but without trimming strings
- * Same functionality as variable(), except does not run trim() on strings
- * All variables in GET or POST requests should be retrieved through this function to maximise security.
+ * Get a variable, but without trimming strings.
+ * Same functionality as variable(), except does not run trim() on strings.
+ * This method should be used when handling passwords.
*
* @param string|array $var_name The form variable's name from which data shall be retrieved.
* If the value is an array this may be an array of indizes which will give