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title: "What is benefits and limitations of using hidden fields in ASP.NET?"  
description: "What is benefits and limitations of using hidden fields in ASP.NET?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-08-24  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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tags: ["asp.net"]  
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# What is benefits and limitations of using hidden fields in ASP.NET?

Advantages:\
a. Easy to implement\
b. Hidden fields are supported by all browsers\
c. Enables faster access of information because data is stored on client side\
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Disadvantages:\
a. Not secure because the data is stored on Client side.\
b. Decreases page performance if too many hidden fields\
c. Only support single value.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Advantages:\
a. Easy to implement\
b. Hidden fields are supported by all browsers\
c. Enables faster access of information because data is stored on client side\
\
Disadvantages:\
a. Not secure because the data is stored on Client side.\
b. Decreases page performance if too many hidden fields\
c. Only support single value.


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