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| zero day attacks | exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities.no time to defend
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| securing web applications | hardening the web server
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| securing web applications | protecting the network
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| most common web application attacks | cross site scripting
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| most common web application attacks | sql injection
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| most common web application attacks | xml injection
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| most common web application attacks | command injection/directory traversal
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| cross site scripting | injects script into a web application server to direct attacks at its clients
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| attacks that target applications | web application attacks
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| attacks that target applications | client side attacks
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| attacks that target applications | buffer overflow attacks
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| cross site scripting | refers to an attack using scripting that or
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| xss attack requires a web site to meet two criteria | accepts user input without a validating it
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| xss attack requires a web site to meet two criteria | uses input in a response without encoding it
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| sql injection | targets sql servers by injecting commands
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| sql | used to view and manipulate data that is stored in a relational data base
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| zero day attacks | exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities so victims have zero days to prepare
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| because the content of http transmissions is not examined | attackers use this protocol to target flaws in web application software
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| cross site scripting | xss
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| xss attack | injects script into a web application server that will then direct attacks at clients
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| cross site scripting attacks | uses the server as a platform to launch attacks on other computers that access it
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| cross site scripting attack | a person visits an injected web site ,the malicious instructions are sent to the victims web browser and executed
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| other xss attacks | designed to steal sensitive information that was retained when visiting sites
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| buffer overflow | occurs when a process attempts to store data in ram beyond the boundaries of a fixd length storage buffer
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| xml | xtensible markup language
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| markup language | method for adding annotations to the text so that the additions can be distinguished from the text itself
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| html | markup language designed to display data with the primary focus on how the data looks
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| xml injection | an attack that injects xlm tags and data intoa data base
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| xpath injection | operate on web sites that uses user-supplied information to construct an XPath query for XML data.
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| sql | used to manipulate data stored in relational data base
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| sql injection | targets sql servers by injecting commands
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| directory transversal attack | an attack that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the web application program
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| command injection | injecting and executing commands to execute on a server
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| to perform a directory transversal attack | an attackers needs only a web browser,location of default files,directories on the system under attack
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| email address unknown | indicates that user input is being properly filtered
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| server failure | indicates that the user input is not being filtered,instead all user input is being sent directly to the database
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| xml | designed to carry data instead of indicating how to display it
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| xml | user defines their own tags
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| XML tags begin with the less-than character (“<”) and end with the greater-than character (“>”). You use tags to mark the start and end of elements, which are the logical units of information in an XML document | tags
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| An element consists of a start tag, possibly followed by text and other complete elements, followed by an end tag. The following example highlights the tags to distinguish them from the text | elements
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| markup language | method for adding annotations to text
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| html | uses tags surrounded by brackets
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| html | instructor browser to display text in specific format
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| xpath injection | attempts to exploit the xml path language queries that are built from user input
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| annotation | note that is made while reading any form of text
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| html | displays data
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| xml | carries data
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| client side attacks | targets vulnerabilities in client applications that interact with a compromised server or process malicious data
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| server side attacks | web application attacks
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| drive by download | a users computer becoming compromised just by viewing a web page and not even clicking any content
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| IFrame | inline frame
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| iframe | an html element that allows for embedding another html document inside the main document
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| common client side attacks | header manipulation
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| common client side attacks | cookies and attachments
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| common client side attacks | session hijacking
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| common client side attacks | malicious add ons
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| directory traversal attack | attacker moves from root directory to restricted directories
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| command injection attack | attackers enter commands to execute on a server
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| http header | composed of fields that contain the different characteristics of the data that is being transmitetd
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| http header attacks | referer
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| http header attacks | accept language
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| drive by download | attackers craft a zero pizel frame to avoid visual detection
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| zero pixel iframe | allows for embedding another html document inside the main document
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| http header fields | referer
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| http header fields | accept language
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| http header fields | server
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| http header fields | set cookie
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| types of cookies | first party
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| types of cookies | third party
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| types of cookies | session
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| types of cookies | persistent
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| types of cookies | secure
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| types of cookies | flash
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| arp | part of the tcp/ip prptocol for determining the mac address based on the ip address
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| first party cookie | created from the web site that is currently being viewed
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| flash cookie | local shared objects
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| flash cookie | cannot be deleted thru the browsers normal configuration settings
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| persistent cookie | tracking cookie
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| persistent cookie | recored on the hard drive and doent expire when the browser closes
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| secure cookie | used when a browser is visiting a server using a secure connection
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| session cookie | stored in ram and only lasts for duration of the visit
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| syn flood attack | takes advantage of the procedures for initiating a tcp sessions
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| transitive access | an attack involving a third party to gain access rights
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| smurf attack | broadcasts a ping to all computers on the network yet changes the address from which the request came to that of the target
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| type of dos attack | ping flood
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| type of dos attack | smurf attack
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| type of interception attack | man in the middle
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| type of interception attack | replay attack
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| distributed denial of service attack | may use hundreds or thousands of zombie computers in a botnet to flood a device with requests
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| man in the middle attack | makes it appear that two computers are communicating with each other when actually they are sending and receiving data with a pc in between
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| replay attack | similiar to man in the middle except a copy is made before transmitting
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| arp poisoning | attack that corrupts the arp cache
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| dns poisoning | attack that substitutes dns addresses so that the computer is automatically redirected to another device
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| types of attacks generated from arp poisoning | steal data
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| types of attacks generated from arp poisoning | prevent internet access
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| types of attacks generated from arp poisoning | man in the middle
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| types of attacks generated from arp poisoning | dos attack
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| cache | temporary storage
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| domain name system | a hierarchial name system for matching computer names and numbers
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| cookie | a file on a local pc in which a server stores user specific information
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| cookie | used to identify repeat visitors,only site created the cooklie can read it
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| first party cookie | created from the web site that a user is currently viewing
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| third party cookie | site advertisers use these to record user preferences
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| flash cookie | named after adobe flash player
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| respawning | used to reinstate regular cookies that a user has deleted or blocked
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| flash cookies | stored in multiple locations
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| session token | used when a browser is visiting a server using a secure connection
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| session hijacking | attackers attempt to impersonate user by stealing or guessing session token
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| session token | random string assigned used for verification purposes
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| malicious addons | programs that provide additional functionality to web browsers
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| Active X | method to make programs interactive using a set of rules and controls
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| ping flood attack | uses the internet control message protocol to flood a victim with packets
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| buffer overflow attack | data overflows into adjacent memory locations
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| buffer overflow attack | attackers can change return address
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| network attacks | denial of service
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| network attack | interception
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| network attack | poisoning
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| network attack | attack on access rights
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| spoofing | impersonation of another computer or device
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| smurf attack | ping request with originating address changed
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| syn flood attack | uses the three way handshake to attack
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| man in the middle | accept legitimate information and respond with counterfeit information
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| ddos | virtually impossible to identify and block source of attack
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| most common dos attack | distributed denial of service
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| man in the middle passive attack | captures the data and uses it later
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| arp poisoning | modify the mac address in the arp cache so that the corresponding ip address points to a different computer
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| arp | the ip address is known but not the mac address,the sending pc sends out and arp packet to all pcs asking if this is your ip address
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| host table | lists the mappings of names to computer numbers
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| location for dns poisoning | local host table
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| location for dns poisoning | external dns server
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| domain name system | expaneded to a hierarchial name system for matching computer names and numbers
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| zone transfers | dns servers exchange information among t hemselves
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| access right attacks | privilege escalation
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| access right attacks | transitive access
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