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Calvin, a grey-hat hacker, targets a web application that has design flaws in its authentication mechanism. He enumerates usernames from the login form of the web application, which requests users to feed data and specifies the incorrect field in case of invalid credentials. Later, Calvin uses this information to perform social engineering.

Which of the following design flaws in the authentication mechanism is exploited by Calvin?

A.
Insecure transmission of credentials
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A.
Insecure transmission of credentials
B.
Verbose failure messages
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B.
Verbose failure messages
C.
User impersonation
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C.
User impersonation
D.
Password reset mechanism
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D.
Password reset mechanism
Suggested answer: B
asked 18/09/2024
Carmina Medel
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