Web Server Concepts and Hacking Overview

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What is the function of a web server?

Stores and processes web pages but does not deliver them to clients

Only delivers web pages to global clients but does not store or process them

Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to global clients via FTP

Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to global clients via HTTP (correct)

How does a client initiate a communication process with a web server?

Through FTP requests

By sending an email to the web server

By generating a HTTP request (correct)

By generating a HTTPS request

What does a web server do if it cannot find the requested information?

It sends a notification to the client's browser

It redirects the client to another web server

It ignores the request

It generates an error message (correct)

What is the role of a web server along with a browser?

Successfully implements client-server model architecture Signup and view all the answers

What protocol is used for delivering web pages to global clients?

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Signup and view all the answers

What other elements associated with web servers are important to understand for preventing attacks?

Web server software version Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the web server?

Storing and delivering web pages upon request Signup and view all the answers

What can attackers achieve through poorly configured web servers?

Compromise of user accounts Signup and view all the answers

What does a web server's domain name and IP address allow it to do?

Host multiple websites Signup and view all the answers

What type of attack involves an intruder intercepting or modifying the message exchange between the user and web server?

Man-in-the-Middle/Sniffing Attack Signup and view all the answers

What goal might motivate a web server attack according to the text?

Stealing credit-card details or other sensitive credentials Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of compromising a web server according to the text?

Data tampering and data theft Signup and view all the answers

What method does the attacker use in the first phase of Web Servers Attack Methodology?

Information Gathering Signup and view all the answers

What are some common goals behind web server attack?

Compromising a database Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT an impact of web server attacks?

Securing network-level and OS-level attacks Signup and view all the answers

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What is the function of a web server?

How does a client initiate a communication process with a web server?

What does a web server do if it cannot find the requested information?

What is the role of a web server along with a browser?

What protocol is used for delivering web pages to global clients?

What other elements associated with web servers are important to understand for preventing attacks?

What is the role of the web server?

What can attackers achieve through poorly configured web servers?

What does a web server's domain name and IP address allow it to do?

What type of attack involves an intruder intercepting or modifying the message exchange between the user and web server?

What goal might motivate a web server attack according to the text?

What is the impact of compromising a web server according to the text?

What method does the attacker use in the first phase of Web Servers Attack Methodology?

What are some common goals behind web server attack?

What is NOT an impact of web server attacks?

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