Practice - Protecting Against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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Practice Questions
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What does XSS stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what it means in terms of web security.
Name one tool to sanitize user input.
💡 Hint: It starts with 'D' and is used for cleaning HTML.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does XSS stand for?
💡 Hint: It involves injecting scripts across sites.
True or False: CSP helps prevent XSS attacks.
💡 Hint: Think about how CSP restricts content sources.
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Challenge Problems
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Develop a simple web application and demonstrate how you would implement security measures to prevent XSS attacks.
💡 Hint: Think about the structure of your HTML and the sources of your scripts.
Analyze a web application you use and identify potential XSS vulnerabilities. Suggest ways to mitigate these risks.
💡 Hint: Look for any areas where user inputs are directly reflected in the output.
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