Web Security Quiz

Which of the following best describes the purpose of input validation?

• To encrypt user data

• To ensure only valid data is processed or stored

• To compress data for efficient storage

• To translate user input into different languages

What is the primary goal of data sanitization?

• To encrypt sensitive information

• To compress data for faster processing

• To clean data by replacing potentially harmful characters with safe alternatives

• To validate user credentials

Exception handling is crucial for:

• Speeding up application performance

• Encrypting sensitive data

• Protecting applications from malicious users exploiting vulnerabilities

• Improving user interface design

Which programming construct is commonly used for exception handling in Python?

• if-else statements

• for loops

• while loops

• try statements

What is the main purpose of implementing logging in an application?

• To improve application speed

• To detect and analyze malicious behavior

• To encrypt user data

• To create backups of the application

How often should logs be reviewed according to best practices?

• Only when an incident occurs

• Once a year

• Regularly

• Never, as logs are automatically analyzed

What is the primary risk associated with unvalidated redirects and forwards?

• Slower website performance

• Increased server costs

• Potential redirection to malicious sites

• Incompatibility with certain browsers

Which of the following is NOT a common consequence of unvalidated redirects?

• Phishing attacks

• Malware distribution

• Loss of user trust

• Improved search engine optimization

What is the best approach to mitigate risks associated with redirect URLs?

• Always use user-supplied data for redirects

• Avoid using user-supplied data and use a whitelist of allowed destinations

• Allow all redirects without validation

• Use only HTTP instead of HTTPS for redirects

What is a race condition in the context of web security?

• A competition between hackers to breach a system

• A vulnerability where concurrent requests interact with the same data simultaneously

• A method to speed up website loading times

• A technique to optimize database queries