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Dynamic linking can cause security concerns because

  1. Security is dynamic
  2. The path for searching dynamic libraries is not known till runtime
  3. Linking is insecure
  4. Cryptographic procedures are not available for dynamic linking

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Best answer
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  1. Nonsense option, No idea why it is here.
  2. The path for searching dynamic libraries is not known till runtime -> This seems most correct answer.
  3. This is not true. Linking in itself not insecure.
  4. There is no relation between Cryptographic procedures & Dynamic linking.
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Dynamic linking is type of linking in which libraries required by the program are linked during run time.

And evaluating all options B seems correct one.
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b.   path is not  not  known  so it's  not  easy to intruder to place malicious program.
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