SSCP Systems and Application Security Practice Question
A company deploys a web application and wants to protect against SQL injection and XSS attacks. Which security control is specifically designed to inspect HTTP traffic and block such attacks?
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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) filters and monitors HTTP traffic between a web application and the Internet, commonly used to block OWASP Top 10 attacks like SQL injection and XSS.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Why it's wrong here
An IDS monitors and alerts but does not actively block traffic.
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Network segmentation
Why it's wrong here
Segmentation divides networks but does not inspect application traffic.
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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Why this is correct
WAF inspects application-layer traffic and blocks malicious requests.
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Host-based firewall
Why it's wrong here
Host firewalls filter at the network layer, not application layer.
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