Authentication · interview question
How can HTML encoding help prevent stored XSS attacks in a Java web application?
Multiple choiceHardchapter-17-curatedpremiumauthenticationjson-web-tokens-jwt
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
C. By ensuring user-submitted HTML is treated as text.
Why
HTML encoding converts characters like '<' and '>' into their HTML entities, ensuring that user-submitted HTML is treated as text, not executable code, preventing stored XSS.
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