Authentication · interview question
How does HTML encoding help prevent stored XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. By converting HTML characters to safe representations.
Why
HTML encoding converts potentially dangerous HTML characters into safe representations, preventing malicious scripts from being executed when the data is rendered by a web browser.
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