D385: Pre-Assessment Questions WITH 100% SURE
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What is the primary defense against log - sanitize outbound log messages
injection attacks?
- do not use parameterized stored
procedures in the database
- allow all users to write to these logs
- sanitize outbound log messages
- use API calls to log actions
An attacker exploits a cross-site scripting - execute a shell command or script
vulnerability.
What is the attacker able to do?
- execute a shell command or script
- access the user's data
- discover other users' credentials
- gain access to sensitive files on the server
Which Python function is prone to a - eval
potential code injection attack?
- type
- eval
- print
- append
Which package is meant for internal use by - test
Python for regression testing?
- regress test
- doctest
- assert
- test
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, What are two common defensive coding - develop code with exceptions to find errors
techniques?
- encrypt passwords and email submissions
- check functional preconditions and
postconditions
- adjust length and encoding of messages
- develop code with exceptions to find
errors
A security analyst is reviewing code for - type and range check
improper input validation.
Which type of input validation does this
code show?
isValidNumber = False
while not isValidNumber:
try:
pickedNumber = int(input('Pick a number
from 1 to 10'))
if pickedNumber >= 1 and pickedNumber <=
10:
isValidNumber = True
except:
print('You must enter a valid number from 1
to 10')
print('You picked the number ' +
str(pickedNumber))
Consider the following penetration test: - man-in-the-middle
import requests
urls = open("websites.txt", "r")
for url in urls:
url = url.strip()
req = requests.get(url)
print (url, 'report😂
try:transport_security = req.headers['Strict-
Transport-Security']except:print ('HSTS
header not set properly')
Which security vulnerability is shown?
- cross-site scripting
- denial of service
- code injection
- man-in-the-middle
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