A company needs to determine whether authentication weaknesses in a customer-facing web application exist. Which of the following is the best technique to use?

The correct answer is D. Dynamic analysis. Dynamic analysis evaluates the web application while it is running, directly exercising its authentication processes to uncover weaknesses such as credential bypasses or session- handling flaws that static code review or network scans may not reveal.

Submitted by miguelv· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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Options

AStatic analysis
BPacket capture
CAgent-based scanning
DDynamic analysis
ENetwork-based scanning

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A
13% (7)
B
2% (1)
C
4% (2)
D
73% (38)
E
8% (4)

Explanation

Dynamic analysis evaluates the web application while it is running, directly exercising its authentication processes to uncover weaknesses such as credential bypasses or session- handling flaws that static code review or network scans may not reveal.

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