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What is the difference between encryption and hashing?
Tip: Encryption: reversible transformation using a key (AES, RSA) — for confidentiality. Hashing: one-way function (SHA-256, bcrypt) — for integrity and password storage. You can decrypt; you cannot "unhash." Passwords must be hashed with a salt, never encrypted.
What are the OWASP Top 10? Name and briefly explain five.
Tip: Current top 5: Broken Access Control, Cryptographic Failures, Injection (SQL, command), Insecure Design, Security Misconfiguration. Know: IDOR under Broken Access Control; SQL injection under Injection. Interviewers expect examples, not just names.
What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and how do you prevent it?
Tip: MITM: attacker intercepts communication between two parties (e.g. on public Wi-Fi). Prevention: HTTPS (TLS encryption + certificate verification), HSTS header (forces HTTPS), certificate pinning (mobile apps), VPN for sensitive corporate traffic.
What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
Tip: Symmetric: same key for encrypt and decrypt (AES) — fast, but key distribution is the problem. Asymmetric: public key encrypts, private key decrypts (RSA) — solves key distribution but is slow. In practice: asymmetric to exchange a symmetric key (TLS handshake), then symmetric for bulk data.
What is SQL injection? Show how it works and how to prevent it.
Tip: SQL injection: attacker inserts SQL code into an input field concatenated into a query. Example: `' OR 1=1 --` bypasses a login. Prevention: parameterised queries/prepared statements (not string concatenation), ORM usage, input validation, least privilege on DB accounts.
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