AP®︎ Cybersecurity: Topic 5.5 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 5.5 of AP Cybersecurity – Protecting Applications to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Term

Secure by Design

Definition

Building security into every phase of a product’s life cycle as a fundamental design principle rather than adding it after development

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Secure by Design
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Building security into every phase of a product’s life cycle as a fundamental design principle rather than adding it after development

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Ownership of Customer Security Outcomes
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The secure-by-design principle that producers should build products around customers’ security needs instead of shifting the security burden to customers

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Radical Transparency and Accountability
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The secure-by-design principle that producers should promptly and responsibly communicate security issues, updates, affected products, and remediation

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Organizational Structure and Leadership
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The secure-by-design principle that organizations need responsible leaders, authority, and resources to maintain a security-first posture

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Secure by Default
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The principle that a product’s security features should be enabled in its initial configuration so it is secure out of the box

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Control Characters
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Characters that delimit or control parts of a processed expression, such as the single quote, double quote, and semicolon

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Data Validation
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Verifying before processing that input meets the expected type, format, length, range, or other criteria

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Input Sanitization
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Removing unsafe content or rejecting input before processing so user data cannot become commands, executable code, or unauthorized file paths

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