20 Jun 2012

Secure Coding Quiz

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Secure Coding Quiz

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Question 1
The best way to implement input validation is by:
A
Server Side Whitelisting
B
Server Side Blacklisting
C
Encrypted communications
D
Client Side Input Validation
Question 2
For a centralized input validation component, what is the area at which you redirect input data for validation?
A
Trust Boundary
B
At the communication medium
C
Client Side Form
D
At the database
Question 3
For limited input type, what security measure is most viable as input validation?
A
Blacklist: Create a list of known bad values
B
Output Encoding
C
Create a list of legitimate values that a user is allowed to specify
D
Prepared Statements
Question 4
Failure of handling of concurrent requests by a process dependent on a sequence or timing of events leads to:
A
Session Fixation
B
SQL Injection
C
Brute Force Attack
D
Race Condition
Question 5
Best practice for secure coding against SQL Injection attacks?
A
Use of Parameterized Queries.
B
Use of Stored Procedures
C
Database hardening
D
Lowering application privileges
Question 6
What is the practice of encoding data to a common character set before validation formally known as?
A
Input Validation
B
Sanitization
C
Canonicalization
D
Encryption
Question 7
Before embedding data into an HTTP response header, validating input for CR/LFs would help mitigate against:
A
Remote File Inclusion
B
Cross Site Request Forgery
C
HTTP Response Splitting
D
Brute Force Attack
Question 8
To harden your system against a Path Traversal attack, the following is considered a good practice
A
Transfer data in a POST request
B
Generate a new session identifier to force change from HTTP to HTTPS and deactivate the old one.
C
Using Parameterized Queries
D
Use a chrooted environment on the directory containing your application files
Question 9
The use of a Canary value is a safeguard against what type of attack?
A
Brute Force
B
Heap Overflow
C
Denial of Service
D
Buffer Overflow by stack smashing
Question 10
For a web mail application that handles form input and displays them in the browser, what threat are you at risk of?
A
Remote File Inclusion
B
XSS
C
SQL Injection
D
CSRF
Question 11
For output data as input to another module of the application or to the underlying OS, what would be appropriate?
A
Per-request session token
B
Validate all Input
C
Implement application at least privilege
D
Transfer data using HTTP POST method
Question 12
Why do you require to change the Session ID after Login?
A
To Prevent SQL Injection
B
To Prevent Cross Site Request Forgery
C
To prevent Session Fixation
D
To prevent XSS
Question 13
How do you implement efficient error handling?
A
Give verbose error messages to help obtain necessary technical feedback.
B
Generic error messages without any information on the type of error or stack traces
C
Redirect user to homepage
Question 14
Which of the following should be avoided as a security measure?
A
Whitelisting
B
Blacklisting
C
Parameterized Queries
D
Encryption
Question 15
Consider the scenario where a developer uses a cookie to count failed login attempts to implement account lockout against a brute force attack. How can this measure be bypassed?
A
Attacker will attempt a session fixation attack
B
User can manipulate the cookie
C
Account Lockout will cause a denial of service thus helping the attacker
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