Multiple choice technology security

What is meant by Canonicalization?

  1. Its a form of encoding

  2. Its a form of encryption

  3. Its a form of decryption

  4. Its simply the operation of reducing a possibly encoded string down to its simplest form
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Explanation

Canonicalization reduces an encoded string to its simplest, equivalent form. For example, %41 (URL encoding) canonicalizes to 'A'. This is crucial for security because attackers can use multiple encodings to bypass filters - canonicalization reveals the true input.

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