CompTIA Security+™ Deluxe: Study Guide

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EAL

See Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL).

eavesdropping

Any type of passive attack that intercepts data in an unauthorized manner—usually in order to find passwords. Cable sniffing, wiretapping, and man-in-the-middle attacks are eavesdropping attacks.

ECC

See Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC).

EF

See exposure factor (EF).

electromagnetic interference (EMI)

The interference that can occur during transmissions over copper cable because of electromagnetic energy outside the cable. The result is degradation of the signal.

Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC)

A type of public key cryptosystem that requires a shorter key length than many other cryptosystems (including the de facto industry standard, RSA).

EMI

See electromagnetic interference ...