Backdoor (computing)
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backdoor-computing-207-954283
title:
Backdoor (computing)
text:
A backdoor is a typically covert method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer, product, embedded device, or its embodiment. Backdoors are most often used for securing remote access to a computer, or obtaining access to plaintext in cryptosystems. From there it may be used to gain access to privileged information like passwords, corrupt or delete data on hard drives, or transfer information within autoschediastic networks. A backdoor may take the form of a hidden part of
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encyclopedia
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Method of bypassing authentication or encryption in a computer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_(computing)
date created:
2003-11-09T00:31:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:17:57Z
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