C836 CHAPTER 12 WGU, Exam Questions & Answers. VERIFIED.

C836 CHAPTER 12 WGU, Exam Questions & Answers. VERIFIED. buffer overflow (overrun) - -a type of software development problem that occurs when we do not properly account for the size of the data input into our applications bounds checking - -to set a limit on the amount of data we expect to receive to set aside storage for that data *required in most programming languages * prevents buffer overflows race conditions - -A type of software development vulnerability that occurs when multiple processes or multiple threads within a process control or share access to a particular resource, and the correct handling of that resource depends on the proper ordering or timing of transactions input validation - -a type of attack that can occur when we fail to validate the input to our applications or take steps to filter out unexpected or undesirable content format string attack - -a type of input validation attacks in which certain print functions within a programming language can be used to manipulate or view the internal memory of an application authentication attack - -A type of attack that can occur when we fail to use strong authentication mechanisms for our applications authorization attack - -A type of attack that can occur when we fail to use authorization best practices for our applications cryptographic attack - -A type of attack that can occur when we fail to properly design our security mechanisms when implementing cryptographic controls in our applications