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Explain the concept of hot linking and how it can be used to bypass the Same Origin Policy. What measures can be taken to prevent hot linking?

Saturday, 05 August 2023 by EITCA Academy

Hot linking refers to the practice of directly embedding or linking to resources, such as images, videos, or scripts, from another website on a different domain. This means that instead of hosting the resource on one's own server, the resource is fetched and displayed from the original source. While hot linking can be convenient for

Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/WASF Web Applications Security Fundamentals, Same Origin Policy, Exceptions to the Same Origin Policy, Examination review

Tagged under: Cybersecurity, Hot Linking, Resource Protection, Same Origin Policy, Web Applications

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Explain the concept of hot linking and how it can be used to bypass the Same Origin Policy. What measures can be taken to prevent hot linking?