Apr 9
The first technical question to start a security interview.
This is a foundation question every IT person should know, and they use it zillion times every day.
The first technical question to start a security interview.
Q: What happens when you type ‘HTTPS’ based website in your browser?
Though it is a basic question, analyze the maturity of his/her reply, and explanation of various terminologies. The quality of the response will let you assess his security mindset from the get-go, and inquisitiveness to learn the foundational security.
Other following questions you could ask are why we use HTTPS, how to prevent man-in-the-middle ( https://lnkd.in/gmEZi6Vx ) attacks, and what is certificate chain ( https://lnkd.in/gHctFqQC) etc. Differences between symmetric vs asymmetric encryption.? their uses etc.
There is a multitude of ways people could answer the question, here is how it works in brief. #security #interview #ssl #cloud
