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CTAL-TAE · Question #78

Which of the following is the BEST example of how static analysis tools can help improve the test automation code quality in terms of security?

The correct answer is C. Static analysis tools can help detect hard-coded credentials that expose sensitive information. Static analysis tools can scan test automation code and detect hard-coded credentials, which represent a security risk by exposing sensitive information. Identifying and eliminating such issues directly improves the security quality of the automation code.

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Which of the following is the BEST example of how static analysis tools can help improve the test automation code quality in terms of security?

Options

  • AStatic analysis tools do not generate false positives when attempting to detect security
  • BStatic analysis tools can help detect the presence of repeated instances of code within test
  • CStatic analysis tools can help detect hard-coded credentials that expose sensitive information
  • DStatic analysis tools can ensure there are no security vulnerabilities within test automation code

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    90% (26)

Explanation

Static analysis tools can scan test automation code and detect hard-coded credentials, which represent a security risk by exposing sensitive information. Identifying and eliminating such issues directly improves the security quality of the automation code.

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#static analysis#hard-coded credentials#code security#security vulnerabilities

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