In OAuth, what attack does the Client Secret mitigate? Why do you think the Client Secret is optional for Public Clients?
What will be an ideal response?
For Confidential Clients, the Client Secret gives the client a reliable way to authenticate to the Authorization Server. For Public Clients, the Client Secret is not a very effective authentication mechanism, as Public Clients cannot protect Client Secrets from disclosure.
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a. If the name of the ‘CS’ (Computer Science) Department changes to ‘CSSE’ (Computer Science and Software Engineering) Department and the corresponding prefix for the course number also changes, identify the columns in the database that would need to be updated. b. Can you restructure the columns in COURSE, SECTION, and PREREQUISITE tables so that only one column will need to be updated?