Q. Which one of the following is a debugging tool compatible with Linux systems?

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Q. What control is most commonly used to secure access to API interfaces?

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Q. Norm is performing a penetration test of a web application and would like to manipulate the input sent to the application before it leaves his browser. Which one of the following tools would assist him with this task?

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Q. Which one of the following tools may be used to debug applications written on a Mac platform?

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Q. Tom is a software developer who creates code for sale to the public. He would like to assure his users that the code they receive actually came from him. What technique can he use to best provide this assurance?

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Q. Which one of the following attacks is an example of a race condition exploitation?

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Q. What type of cross-site scripting attack would not be visible to a security professional inspecting the HTML source code in a browser?

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Q. What type of attack depends on the fact that users are often logged into many websites simultaneously in the same browser?

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Q. Joe’s adventures in web server log analysis are not yet complete. As he continues to review the logs, he finds the request:

http://www.mycompany.com/../../../etc/passwd

What type of attack was most likely attempted?

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Q. Upon further inspection, Joe finds a series of thousands of requests to the same URL coming from a single IP address. Here are a few examples:

http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=1
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=2
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=3
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=4
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=5
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=6

What type of vulnerability was the attacker likely trying to exploit?

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Q. Joe checks his web server logs and sees that someone sent the following query string to an application running on the server:
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=892&serviceID=892' ; DROP TABLE Services;--

What type of attack was most likely attempted?

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Q. Sherry is concerned that a web application in her organization supports unvalidated redirects. Which one of the following approaches would minimize the risk of this attack?

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Q. Wendy is a penetration tester who wishes to engage in a session hijacking attack. What information is crucial for Wendy to obtain to ensure that her attack will be successful?

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Q. What type of credential used in Kerberos is often referred to as the “golden ticket” because of its potential for widespread reuse?

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Q. Tina is conducting a penetration test and is trying to gain access to a user account. Which of the following is a good source for obtaining user account credentials?

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Q. Which one of the following function calls is closely associated with Linux command injection attacks?

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Q. Joe is examining the logs for his web server and discovers that a user sent input to a web application that contained the string WAITFOR. What type of attack was the user likely attempting?

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Q. Examine the following network diagram. What is the most appropriate location for a web application firewall (WAF) on this network?

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Q. Which one of the following approaches, when feasible, is the most effective way to defeat injection attacks?

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Q. What is the distinction between static and dynamic application security testing tools?

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