Refer to the exhibit.
Refer to the exhibit. A developer is part of a team that is working on an open-source project in which source code is hosted in a public GitHub repository. While the application was built, security concerns were addressed by encrypting the credentials on the server. After a few months, the developer realized that a hacker managed to gain access to the account. The exhibit contains part of the source code for the login process. Why was the attacker able to access the developer's account?

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Refer to the exhibit.Refer to the exhibit. A developer is part of a team that is working on an open-source project in which source code is hosted in a public GitHub repository. While the application was built, security concerns were addressed by encrypting the credentials on the server. After a few months, the developer realized that a hacker managed to gain access to the account. The exhibit contains part of the source code for the login process. Why was the attacker able to access the developer's account?

Jasper Fons · Accepted Answer

The encoded credentials were available in the source code.

Jasper Fons · Answer

The application was not encrypting the communication with the server.

Jasper Fons · Answer

The credentials were encrypted in the source code.

Jasper Fons · Answer

An SSL certificate was used instead of the TLS protocol to authenticate.

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