Execution flow manipulation

The execution flow essentially outlining how the function workflow for your application. In a scenario where you have multiple functions, there may be an information handoff between components in which they exchange information or provide access to a backend service such as a database.

In this situation, it would not be appropriate for any of the functions in this workflow to be intercepted or accept communications from unauthenticated external sources. To do so would diminish the integrity of the workflow. A situation like this presents a substantive security risk to the application (for example, tainted information).

To prevent this type of vulnerability, we can utilize least-privilege security settings to manage ...

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