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Full exam for Computer Security in the Computer Engineering degree programme at Politecnico di Milano. The document covers: Computer Security Exam September 19, 2014 First name: ________________________ Last name: ________________________ Matricola: ________________________ Signature: ________________________ Homeworks? [ ] (Y) [ ] (N) Instructions ● The exam is composed of 9 pages. ● Just as a cross

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Full exam for Computer Security in the Computer Engineering degree programme at Politecnico di Milano. The document covers: Computer Security Exam September 19, 2014 First name: ________________________ Last name: ________________________ Matricola: ________________________ Signature: ________________________ Homeworks? [ ] (Y) [ ] (N) Instructions ● The exam is composed of 9 pages. ● Just as a cross

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Computer Security Exam September 19, 2014 First name: ________________________ Last name: ________________________ Matricola: ________________________ Signature: ________________________ Homeworks? [ ] (Y) [ ] (N) Instructions ● The exam is composed of 9 pages. ● Just as a cross check, tell us whether you have completed the homeworks, by putting an "X" mark appropriately. ● The exam is "closed books". Please put away in a non­suspicious place (i.e. not below the desk) any note, book, or similar. You will be expelled if, at any time, if you do not follow this rule. ● You are not allowed to communicate with other students, and you will be expelled from the exam if you do. ● Shut down and store electronic devices. They will be subject to inspection if found and you may be expelled if you are found using one. ● Please answer within the allowed space. Schemes are good, short answers are recommended. ● You can write in pen or pencil, any color, but avoid writing in red. ● No extra paper is allowed. ● The answers must be written exclusively in the space provided below the questions. PROPOSED SOLUTION 1 of 9 Question 1 (2 points) Consider the following web page, containing a simple form with an input field: <body> <form action="/handler.do" method="POST"> <input type="text" name="message" /> </form> </body> The POST requests are transmitted over HTTPS to the server, which handles them with the following script: string_t msg = request.post['message'] //read 'message' from request if msg is not empty: database.save(msg) //save message in database response.write("<p>Welcome! " + message + "</p>") 1 where the response.write function writes the formatted string in the HTTP response. A. Explain which is the vulnerability that you see and describe how it works. There is a reflected…

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