Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Part 3: Business Knowledge for Internal Auditing — Question 103

Which of the following is likely to have an expiration date and may contain stored clear text passwords?

Answer options

• A. Cookie
• B. Universal resource locator (URL)
• C. Hypertext transport protocol (HTTP)
• D. Browser

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Cookie, as cookies can have expiration dates and may store clear text passwords for user sessions. The other options do not typically store passwords or do not have expiration properties; URLs are simply addresses, HTTP is a protocol, and a browser is a software application.