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Determining SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

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After attempting to harden a web server, a security analyst needs to determine if an application remains vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Which of the following would BEST assist the analyst in making this determination?

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A. B. C. D. E.

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The BEST tool that would assist a security analyst in determining whether an application remains vulnerable to SQL injection attacks is a Fuzzer (Option B).

A Fuzzer is a security testing tool that sends malformed or unexpected input to an application to identify security vulnerabilities. A Fuzzer can be used to simulate SQL injection attacks by sending specially crafted SQL statements to the application to identify vulnerabilities in the application's SQL processing capabilities.

A tracert (Option A) is a network troubleshooting tool that is used to determine the path taken by packets between two network devices. It is not a tool that can be used to test for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

nslookup (Option C) is a command-line tool used to query DNS servers to obtain information about domain names and IP addresses. It is not a tool that can be used to test for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Nmap (Option D) is a network scanning tool that can be used to identify open ports and services on a network. It is not a tool that can be used to test for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Netcat (Option E) is a command-line tool that can be used to establish TCP/UDP connections and send data over the network. It is not a tool that can be used to test for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Therefore, a Fuzzer is the BEST tool that would assist a security analyst in determining whether an application remains vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.