A developer for a company is tasked with creating a program that will allow customers to update their billing and shipping information. The billing address field used is limited to 50 characters. What pseudo code would the developer use to avoid a buffer overflow attack on the billing address field?

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A developer for a company is tasked with creating a program that will allow customers to update their billing and shipping information. The billing address field used is limited to 50 characters.  What pseudo code would the developer use to avoid a buffer overflow attack on the billing address field?

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The pseudo code in option D checks if the billing address is less than or equal to 50 characters, which prevents buffer overflow by ensuring the input does not exceed the field's limit.

A Developer for a Company Is Tasked with Creating a Program