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      Security Research Intern Interview

      11 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chennai) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      First phase is a phone screening. Selected candidates will have additional interviews. Internship is open to third-year, sixth-semester engineering students. It is an on-campus opportunity at our organization this year.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Had Microsoft security research intern phone screening today- >15min phone screening round >Introduction >What do you know about security, and your work related to that? >Production grade workflow of secure user authentication. >What are public and private keys, ecryption and hashing. Real world example where public and private key are used and how are they handled. > Tell me about a real world vulnerability that recently occured. >Why do you want this role. >Generic Behavioural questions.
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