Eccouncil 512-50 Exam - Topic 9 Question 74 Discussion

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Question #: 74
Topic #: 9

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SQL injection is a very popular and successful injection attack method. Identify the basic SQL injection text:

A' o 1=1 - -

B/../../../../

C''DROPTABLE USERNAME''

DNOPS

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Becky

3 months ago

Agreed, A is straightforward and effective.

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Crissy

3 months ago

A is the most common. Easy to remember!

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Kristel

3 months ago

C is misleading. It looks like a command but not basic.

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Paris

4 months ago

B is not an injection, just a path traversal.

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Glendora

4 months ago

Definitely A! It's the classic example.

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Odelia

4 months ago

B) /../../../../ is more about path traversal, not SQL injection.

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Freida

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure A is the only one? Seems too simple.

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Moon

5 months ago

I thought it was C) ''DROPTABLE USERNAME''?

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Lashaun

5 months ago

Totally agree, it's the go-to for SQL injection!

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Coral

5 months ago

A) ' o 1=1 - - is the classic example.

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Julianna

5 months ago

C) ''DROPTABLE USERNAME'' - I bet that would drop more than just the username table!

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Karrie

5 months ago

Haha, B) /../../../../ looks like someone's trying to hack the file system, not the database!

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Aliza

6 months ago

NOPS? Really? That's not even close to a SQL injection text.

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Lyndia

6 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen similar questions before, and option A stands out as the classic example of SQL injection.

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Tenesha

6 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought option C looked like an injection, but it doesn’t seem as straightforward as A.

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Geoffrey

6 months ago

I remember practicing with SQL injection examples, and option A seems familiar. It’s often used to bypass authentication.

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Tien

6 months ago

I think the basic SQL injection text is something that manipulates the query, like option A, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Antonio

6 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I know SQL injection is important, but I'm not sure which of these options is the basic text. I'll have to think it through carefully.

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Mendy

7 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about this in class. I'm pretty confident that A is the correct answer here.

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Noel

7 months ago

C) ''DROPTABLE USERNAME'' is a good attempt, but it's not the basic SQL injection text.

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Iluminada

7 months ago

A) ' o 1=1 - - is the correct basic SQL injection text.

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Lauran

7 months ago

I think it's A) ' o 1=1 - -

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Alberto

8 months ago

I've seen examples of SQL injection attacks before, and option A definitely looks like the kind of thing I'd expect to see. I'm going to go with that.

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Bernardo

8 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. I know SQL injection is a common attack, so I'm going to go with option A. That looks like the classic single quote and 1=1 trick.

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