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This PR introduces a new "Security Terminology Cheat Sheet" designed to help developers understand critical security concepts that are often confused, such as encoding vs. escaping and encryption vs. hashing.

Key changes:

  • New file: cheatsheets/Security_Terminology_Cheat_Sheet.md containing definitions and practical distinctions.
  • Updated Index.md: Added the new cheat sheet to the alphabetical index.
  • Updated IndexASVS.md: Linked the new cheat sheet to sections V1.1, V6.1, V8.1, V11.1, and V15.1 for better discoverability.
  • Fixed minor linting issues in the new cheat sheet using markdownlint.
  • Ensured correct alphabetical ordering in Index.md.

Fixes #1741


PR created automatically by Jules for task 13235860805931845989 started by @mackowski

- Create new cheat sheet with definitions for common security terms.
- Update Index.md to include the new cheat sheet.
- Update IndexASVS.md to map the cheat sheet to relevant ASVS sections.

Co-authored-by: mackowski <35339942+mackowski@users.noreply.github.com>
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