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covert channel

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

covert channel A means whereby someone who works inside an organization that uses a network can convey secret information to accomplices outside the organization. Including sensitive information using the letters within specific words of an innocent looking text file is an example of a covert channel.

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covert channel

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

covert channel A communication path, usually indirect, by which information can be transmitted in violation of a security policy. For example, a covert channel may exploit system flags to allow one program to send confidential information to another.

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