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200-901 · Question #361

Refer to the exhibit. A developer is part of a team that is working on an open-source project in which source code is hosted in a public GitHub repository. While the application was built, security co

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Refer to the exhibit. A developer is part of a team that is working on an open-source project in which source code is hosted in a public GitHub repository. While the application was built, security concerns were addressed by encrypting the credentials on the server. After a few months, the developer realized that a hacker managed to gain access to the account. The exhibit contains part of the source code for the login process. Why was the attacker able to access the developer's account?

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Options

  • AThe encoded credentials were available in the source code.
  • BThe application was not encrypting the communication with the server.
  • CThe credentials were encrypted in the source code.
  • DAn SSL certificate was used instead of the TLS protocol to authenticate.

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#Secure coding practices#Credential management#Source code exposure#Encoding vs. Encryption
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