Question

A SOC analyst is reviewing the following Python snippet used to submit a suspicious file hash to a threat intelligence platform:

import requests
headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
data = {'hash': file_hash, 'type': 'sha256'}
resp = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(resp.json()['reputation'])

What does this script do when executed successfully?

Accepted Answer

It sends the hash as a JSON body in a POST request and prints the 'reputation' value parsed from the JSON response.

Answer

It appends the hash to the URL as a query string and prints the raw HTTP response headers.

Answer

It uploads the file itself as multipart form data and prints the HTTP status code returned by the server.

Answer

It performs a GET request with basic authentication and prints the entire response body as plain text.