Freshers (0–2 years)

Web Security Interview Questions for Freshers

Preparing for your first Web Security interviews? This set is curated for freshers and early-career developers (0–2 years): the 39 questions that come up most for entry-level roles, each with a clear answer, example code and follow-ups.

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39 Web Security questions

  1. 1What is secure password reset flow?Intermediate
  2. 2What is API rate limiting strategy?Intermediate
  3. 3What is logging and monitoring in security?Intermediate
  4. 4What is insecure direct object reference (IDOR)?Intermediate
  5. 5What is security misconfiguration?Intermediate
  6. 6What is NoSQL injection?Intermediate
  7. 7What is API authentication vs API authorization?Intermediate
  8. 8What is session hijacking?Beginner
  9. 9What is X-Frame-Options header?Beginner
  10. 10What is brute force attack?Beginner
  11. 11What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack?Beginner
  12. 12What is HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)?Beginner
  13. 13Encryption vs Hashing?Intermediate
  14. 14What is rate limiting?Intermediate
  15. 15What is input validation?Intermediate
  16. 16How to secure file uploads?Intermediate
  17. 17What is SSRF?Intermediate
  18. 18What is Content Security Policy (CSP)?Intermediate
  19. 19What is clickjacking?Intermediate
  20. 20What is session management?Intermediate
  21. 21What is OAuth 2.0?Intermediate
  22. 22What is JWT and how does it work?Intermediate
  23. 23What are security headers?Beginner
  24. 24What is the Same-Origin Policy?Beginner
  25. 25What is password hashing?Beginner
  26. 26Difference between authentication and authorization?Beginner
  27. 27What is SQL Injection?Beginner
  28. 28What are secure cookies?Beginner
  29. 29What is CORS?Beginner
  30. 30What is CSRF and how does it work?Beginner
  31. 31What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?Beginner
  32. 32What is HTTPS and why is it important for web security?Beginner
  33. 33Web Security Interview Question 5 (Free)Intermediate
  34. 34Web Security Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
  35. 35Web Security Interview Question 2 (Free)Intermediate
  36. 36Web Security Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
  37. 37Web Security Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner
  38. 38Web Security Advanced Interview Question 8Intermediate
  39. 39Web Security Advanced Interview Question 7Beginner

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Frequently asked questions

Which Web Security questions do freshers (0–2 years) get asked?

This page collects 39 Web Security interview questions aligned with freshers (0–2 years), ranging across the difficulty levels that match that experience band.

How do I prepare for a Web Security interview with my experience level?

Work through these questions in order, make sure you can explain each answer out loud, and pay attention to the real-world examples and follow-ups — interviewers at this level care as much about reasoning as the final answer.

Do the answers include code and examples?

Yes — answers include explanations, code examples where relevant, common mistakes to avoid and follow-up questions so you are ready for the full interview conversation.