diff --git a/ajax/networking/get_int_config.php b/ajax/networking/get_int_config.php
index 5e1c9b86..d29ee735 100644
--- a/ajax/networking/get_int_config.php
+++ b/ajax/networking/get_int_config.php
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ include_once('../../includes/functions.php');
 
 
 if(isset($_POST['interface']) && isset($_POST['csrf_token']) && CSRFValidate()) {
-    $int = $_POST['interface'];
-    // FIXME slashes and other forbidden filename characters not stripped. [security]
+    $int = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]/', '', $_POST['interface']);
     if(!file_exists(RASPI_CONFIG_NETWORKING.'/'.$int.'.ini')) {
         touch(RASPI_CONFIG_NETWORKING.'/'.$int.'.ini');
     }