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What is the primary concern that motivates the importance of Authentication and Authorization?
What is the primary concern that motivates the importance of Authentication and Authorization?
- The difficulty of distinguishing between the two concepts
- The complexity of implementing these security measures
- The frequency of vulnerabilities involving either of them (correct)
- The high cost of implementing Authentication and Authorization systems
What is the primary benefit of setting default routes to require an authenticated user session?
What is the primary benefit of setting default routes to require an authenticated user session?
- It reduces the risk of privilege escalation
- It reduces the room for error in authorization (correct)
- It simplifies the process of annotating endpoints
- It eliminates the need for object-level access control
What is the primary focus of Authentication in the context of security?
What is the primary focus of Authentication in the context of security?
- Verifying the identity of a user (correct)
- Generating secure authentication tokens
- Determining what resources a user should have access to
- Protecting against brute force attacks
What is the recommended approach to configuring a system's authentication requirements?
What is the recommended approach to configuring a system's authentication requirements?
What is the primary reason for the absence of authorization checks in a page or endpoint?
What is the primary reason for the absence of authorization checks in a page or endpoint?
What is the most common issue observed in the wild related to Authentication?
What is the most common issue observed in the wild related to Authentication?
What type of vulnerability occurs when an application fails to validate a user's access to a specific object?
What type of vulnerability occurs when an application fails to validate a user's access to a specific object?
What is the principle of defaulting to closed rather than open referring to in Authentication and Authorization?
What is the principle of defaulting to closed rather than open referring to in Authentication and Authorization?
What is the purpose of Authorization in the context of security?
What is the purpose of Authorization in the context of security?
What is the purpose of annotating endpoints with authorization requirements?
What is the purpose of annotating endpoints with authorization requirements?
What is the common outcome of forgetting authorization checks in a page or endpoint?
What is the common outcome of forgetting authorization checks in a page or endpoint?
What is the potential consequence of improper or missing validation that the user has authenticated with 2FA?
What is the potential consequence of improper or missing validation that the user has authenticated with 2FA?
