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User-Agent Spoofing

User-Agent spoofing involves modifying the User-Agent string that browsers send to identify themselves to servers. While sometimes used legitimately for compatibility, it can also be used maliciously to bypass security controls or impersonate different browsers. Applications should not rely solely on User-Agent strings for security decisions.

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