Secure Coding Practices: Authentication, Authorization & Error Handling

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What is a recommended practice to prevent session hijacking or fixation?

Sharing session IDs via URLs

Extending session timeouts indefinitely

Using random session IDs (correct)

Storing session IDs in plain text

Which of the following is NOT a secure communication practice mentioned in the text?

Ensuring secure communication between components

Protecting data in transit

Hardcoding sensitive information (correct)

Using encrypted protocols like HTTPS

What approach helps identify and fix security flaws early in the development process?

Regular code reviews (correct)

Using default configurations

Never conducting security testing

Shipping applications with default passwords

Which secure design principle focuses on granting users or processes only the minimum level of access they need?

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Which secure design principle emphasizes implementing multiple layers of security controls throughout the system?

Defense-in-Depth Signup and view all the answers

Which secure design principle focuses on distributing system tasks to prevent any single entity from having complete control?

Separation of Duties Signup and view all the answers

According to secure design principles, what should be done to limit shared resources among users or components?

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What practice helps to prevent unauthorized access by ensuring that access to resources is checked every time it's attempted?

Complete Mediation Signup and view all the answers

Which principle involves basing the security of a system on open and well-known principles rather than relying on secrecy for security?

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Why is Secure SDLC important in modern software development?

It integrates security testing at each development stage Signup and view all the answers

Secure Coding Practices: Authentication, Authorization & Error Handling

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What is a recommended practice to prevent session hijacking or fixation?

Which of the following is NOT a secure communication practice mentioned in the text?

What approach helps identify and fix security flaws early in the development process?

Which secure design principle focuses on granting users or processes only the minimum level of access they need?

Which secure design principle emphasizes implementing multiple layers of security controls throughout the system?

Which secure design principle focuses on distributing system tasks to prevent any single entity from having complete control?

According to secure design principles, what should be done to limit shared resources among users or components?

What practice helps to prevent unauthorized access by ensuring that access to resources is checked every time it's attempted?

Which principle involves basing the security of a system on open and well-known principles rather than relying on secrecy for security?

Why is Secure SDLC important in modern software development?

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Questions and Answers

What is a recommended practice to prevent session hijacking or fixation?

Which of the following is NOT a secure communication practice mentioned in the text?

What approach helps identify and fix security flaws early in the development process?

Which secure design principle focuses on granting users or processes only the minimum level of access they need?

Which secure design principle emphasizes implementing multiple layers of security controls throughout the system?

Which secure design principle focuses on distributing system tasks to prevent any single entity from having complete control?

According to secure design principles, what should be done to limit shared resources among users or components?

What practice helps to prevent unauthorized access by ensuring that access to resources is checked every time it's attempted?

Which principle involves basing the security of a system on open and well-known principles rather than relying on secrecy for security?

Why is Secure SDLC important in modern software development?

More Like This

OWASP Secure Coding Practices Quiz: Quick Reference Guide

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Secure Coding Practices: Authentication, Authorization & Error Handling