if (path != null && path.startsWith("/../")) {
                String normalizedPath = path;
                while (normalizedPath.startsWith("/../")) {
                    normalizedPath = normalizedPath.substring(3);
                }
                if (!normalizedPath.startsWith("/")) {
                    normalizedPath = "/" + normalizedPath;
                }

            throw new IllegalArgumentException("File path cannot be blank.");
        }
        try {
            final Path filePath = Paths.get(path).normalize();
            final String normalizedPath = filePath.toString();
            if (normalizedPath.contains("..")) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid file path: path=" + path);
            }
            final File file = filePath.toFile();

        assertArgumentNotNull("pathToCheck", pathToCheck);
        assertArgumentNotNull("baseDirectory", baseDirectory);

        final Path normalizedPath = pathToCheck.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
        final Path normalizedBase = baseDirectory.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
        return normalizedPath.startsWith(normalizedBase);
    }

    /**
     * Validates that a given file is safe and does not attempt path traversal attacks.