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SUBJECT: Intro Inform Systems Security
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Proxy functions as a way to connect users to the Internet. The proxy is an electronic system, or a router that is separated in between both the receiver and the sender. receiver. The proxy is equipped with its own IP and locked access port. The Proxy Server can change your IP address to ensure that the server doesn’t know the exact location of your computer. It is able to encrypt data in order that nobody is able to access it while in the course of transport. Finally, the proxy server will restrict access to certain websites based upon IP address.
Question 5:
False $strongTag1
Proxies can be devices that aren’t strictly software-based. There are both software-based and hardware-based proxy options.
Question 6
Answer: False.
A web application firewall does not work the same way as a network firewall. This firewall allows data to flow to the application by detecting errors in data traffic. It acts as a network firewall by checking all layers of the OSI for errors.
Question 7
Answer: Forceful browsing
Forceful browsing is an attack that allows you to access a restricted page in a web app by directly supping a URL rather than accessing another link through other pages.
Question 8
Firewall for Web application $strongTag1
Web application firewall protects against attacks like Denial of Service (DOS), cross site scripting (XSS), SQL Injection, etc. It uses a set of rules that are specific to the HTTP applications.