Question

While developing a network application, a programmer adds functionally that allows her to access the running program without authentication so she can capture debugging data. The programmer forgets to remove this functionality prior to finalizing the code and shipping the application. Which type of security weakness does this describe

Answer 1

Answer:

Backdoor

Explanation:

Backdoors are a method of covertly allows a users that are either authorized or unauthorized to bypass the measures put in place for security and obtain access to a network, computer system, embedded system or software, at a high level known as root access level

The uses of backdoors includes computer remote access security (access to remotely obtain passwords or delete hard drive data), and having access to a cryptographic system stored plain texts