Practice Protecting Against Cross-site Scripting (xss) (1.2.1) - Security and Best Practices in Advanced Full Stack Web Development

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Question 1.
What does XSS stand for?
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Think about what it means in terms of web security.
Question 2.
Name one tool to sanitize user input.
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It starts with 'D' and is used for cleaning HTML.
3Question 3.
What does XSS stand for?
- Cross-Site Security
- Cross-Site Scripting
- Cross-Origin Scripting
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It involves injecting scripts across sites.
4Question 4.
True or False: CSP helps prevent XSS attacks.
- True
- False
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Think about how CSP restricts content sources.
Question 5.
Develop a simple web application and demonstrate how you would implement security measures to prevent XSS attacks.
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Think about the structure of your HTML and the sources of your scripts.
Question 6.
Analyze a web application you use and identify potential XSS vulnerabilities. Suggest ways to mitigate these risks.
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Look for any areas where user inputs are directly reflected in the output.

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