ISC2 CAP Exam - Topic 4 Question 83 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's CAP exam

Question #: 83
Topic #: 4

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Which HTTP header is used by the CORS (Cross-origin resource sharing) standard to control access to resources on a server?

AAccess-Control-Request-Method

BAccess-Control-Request-Headers

CAccess-Control-Allow-Headers

DNone of the above

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Suggested Answer: C

by Louann at Apr 21, 2024, 08:13 PM

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Carmen

3 months ago

None of the above seems unlikely, but who knows?

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Ocie

3 months ago

Wait, is it really that one? I thought there were more options.

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Brent

3 months ago

Yeah, Access-Control-Allow-Headers is the right one.

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Mirta

4 months ago

I thought it was Access-Control-Request-Method.

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Chu

4 months ago

It's definitely Access-Control-Allow-Headers!

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Felix

4 months ago

I remember something about CORS headers, but I can't recall if any of these options are the main one used for access control.

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Felicitas

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think "Access-Control-Request-Method" is more about what methods are allowed, not controlling access directly.

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Johnna

4 months ago

I feel like I saw a question about CORS headers in practice tests, and "Access-Control-Allow-Headers" sounds familiar.

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Lizbeth

5 months ago

I think the header we're looking for is related to permissions, but I can't remember if it's "Allow" or "Request."

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I remember learning about CORS in my web development class, so I think I've got a good handle on this. The correct answer is definitely C, Access-Control-Allow-Headers. That's the header used to control which headers are allowed in cross-origin requests.

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Louis

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky one. I'm not super familiar with the CORS standard, so I'm not totally confident in my answer. I'll just take a guess and go with B, Access-Control-Request-Headers.

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Florinda

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The Access-Control-Request-Headers header is used to indicate which headers will be sent in the actual request, while the Access-Control-Allow-Headers header is used by the server to specify which headers are allowed. So the correct answer must be C.

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Kiley

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know CORS has to do with controlling access to resources, but I'm not totally sure which specific header is used for that. I'll have to think about it a bit more.

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Jenelle

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is Access-Control-Allow-Headers, since that's the header used to specify which headers are allowed to be sent in a cross-origin request.

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Pa

5 months ago

I've seen the Access-Control-Allow-Headers header used in CORS before, so I'm going to go with C on this one.

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German

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. The question is asking about a CORS header, so it's likely one of the Access-Control-* headers. I'm going to go with B, Access-Control-Request-Headers.

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Armanda

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know CORS has to do with controlling access to resources, but I'm not sure which specific header is used for that.

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My

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure this has to do with the Access-Control-Allow-Headers header, which is used to specify which headers are allowed to be sent in a cross-origin request.

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Deandrea

5 months ago

I've got a strategy for this - I'll focus on understanding the key differences between what a code audit can and can't determine.

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Tammy

5 months ago

Whoa, this is a tricky one. I'll need to really focus and make sure I understand the differences between the options before selecting the answer.

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Bernardo

5 months ago

This looks like a security-related question, so I'll need to think about the different ways Citrix can protect against PII disclosure. I'm not totally sure, but I'll give it my best shot.

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Billi

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the options. I'm not sure if the firewall zone, firmware, or NTP are directly related to the synchronization errors. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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