after hundreds of infosec interviews in the past ~5 years, i leave you with this gem: "describe a 'padding oracle' attack, what versions of Oracle does it affect?" this was not a trick question. i wish there was a topic: 'worst answers you've given to interview questions?' The sheer amount of interviews i have been on speaks to my epic failure here.
I feel like that would actually be a really good question to easily see if a candidate is a bullshit artist. That's hilarious (and sad) that in this case it's the other way around.
i had to tiptoe around the douchey way it was presented, without appearing to do the superior dance at the same time, cuz for once, i wasnt the one getting smoked during an interview. i actually had relevant background knowledge on the attack, crafting my own version as an exercise during a prior interview with a guy at DirecTV who was in charge of testing all their appliances. THAT guy I really wanted to impress, instead of the monkeys at HatSec