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- hacker
Generally used to refer to someone who gains access to a system, software, or hardware without permission. Also can be called a cracker.
- handshake
The process of agreeing to communicate and share data. TCP uses a three-way handshake to establish connections, and part of this process can be exploited by certain types of attacks.
- hardening
The process of making an entity, usually an operating system, more secure by closing known holes and addressing known security issues.
- hash/hashing
The process of transforming characters into other characters that represent (but are not) the originals. Traditionally, the results are smaller and more secure than the original.
- hash value
A single number used to represent an original piece of ...
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