Remember RFI
Full name: Remote File Inclusion
Memory aid: Remote Files Invade the application.
Prevent unsafe dynamic inclusion and constrain resource loading.
Study area: Threats & application security · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA PenTest+
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RFI — Remote File Inclusion
Includes attacker-controlled remote resources through an application flaw.
Why learn RFI — Remote File Inclusion?
Includes attacker-controlled remote resources through an application flaw.
Where it came from
Prevent unsafe dynamic inclusion and constrain resource loading.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Remote Files Invade the application.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RFI: Remote File Inclusion.
- Recall this memory aid: Remote Files Invade the application.
- Explain the practical use: Includes attacker-controlled remote resources through an application flaw.
- Explain this distinction: Prevent unsafe dynamic inclusion and constrain resource loading.
- Identify RFI in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)