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Application Security

Quiz by Gaurav Sharma Cyber Security Expert

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  • Q1
    What is the best practice for handling user authentication in web applications?
    Implementing weak password policies
    Allowing anonymous access to all resources
    Storing passwords in plain text
    Using secure and robust authentication mechanisms
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the term used to describe the study and application of nanoscale systems in biology?
    Nanomaterials Science
    Nanobiotechnology
    Nanoengineering
    Nanophysics
    30s
  • Q3
    What is a common security vulnerability in web applications?
    Input validation
    Password hashing
    TLS encryption
    Cross-site scripting (XSS)
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is a common vulnerability in web applications?
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack
    Denial of Service (DoS)
    SQL Injection
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is a common vulnerability found in web applications?
    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    Structured Query Language (SQL) Injection
    Remote File Inclusion (RFI)
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the purpose of input validation in application security?
    To restrict access to protected resources
    To ensure that user-provided data meets expected criteria and is safe for processing
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the purpose of access control in application security?
    To validate user input before processing
    To ensure that only authorized users can access resources and perform actions
    To restrict network traffic to trusted sources
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the purpose of encryption in application security?
    To validate user input before processing
    To ensure that only authorized users can access resources and perform actions
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    To protect sensitive data by converting it into unreadable ciphertext
    30s
  • Q9
    What is a common security measure used to protect against brute-force attacks?
    Account lockouts or temporary bans
    Encryption
    Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
    Firewalls
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the purpose of a web application firewall (WAF) in application security?
    To filter and monitor incoming and outgoing web traffic for potential security threats
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To restrict access to protected resources
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the purpose of session management in application security?
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To restrict access to protected resources
    To maintain the state and identity of a user during their interaction with the application
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the purpose of input sanitization in application security?
    To remove or neutralize potentially malicious or unwanted content from user input
    To validate user input before processing
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To ensure that only authorized users can access resources and perform actions
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is an example of a password hashing algorithm commonly used for securely storing user passwords?
    bcrypt
    RSA
    AES
    MD5
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the purpose of using parameterized queries in secure coding?
    To simplify query syntax
    To improve code readability
    To prevent SQL injection
    To increase database performance
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the purpose of input sanitization in writing secure code?
    To remove or neutralize potentially harmful characters and content from user inputs
    To encrypt user inputs before processing
    To restrict user inputs to a predefined set of values
    To validate the format of user inputs
    30s

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