9. Which of the following is a secure method for storing passwords in a database?

Which of the following HTTP methods is considered safe and idempotent, making it suitable for form submissions?

A). POST

B). GET

C). PUT

D). DELETE

What is the purpose of using HTTPS (HTTP Secure) in web applications?

A). Encrypting Data

B). Authenticating Users

C). Preventing XSS Attacks

D). Optimizing Page Load Speed

What is the purpose of using prepared statements when interacting with databases in PHP?

A). Preventing SQL Injection

B). Improving Performance

C). Encrypting Data

D). Enforcing Data Integrity

Which PHP function is commonly used to sanitize input data from a form to prevent SQL injection?

A). mysqli_real_escape_string()

B). htmlspecialchars()

C). filter_var()

D). htmlentities()

What security measure helps prevent form spamming by distinguishing between human users and bots?

A). CAPTCHA

B). HTTPS

C). CSRF Token

D). Two-Factor Authentication

What security mechanism prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by generating and validating unique tokens for each form submission?

A). CSRF Token

B). Session Management

C). Secure Cookies

D). HTTPS

Which of the following is NOT a common security vulnerability associated with file uploads in web applications?

A). File Inclusion

B). File Upload Vulnerability

C). Path Traversal

D). Cross-Site Request Forgery

Which PHP function is commonly used to sanitize input data from a form to prevent XSS attacks?

A). htmlspecialchars()

B). htmlentities()

C). strip_tags()

D). filter_var()

What is the primary purpose of form data validation in web applications?

A). Enhancing user experience

B). Preventing security vulnerabilities

C). Optimizing server performance

D). Improving search engine ranking

Which PHP function is used to generate a random CSRF token for form submissions?

A). bin2hex()

B). uniqid()

C). md5()

D). openssl_random_pseudo_bytes()