covert channel

noun

Etymology

The term was introduced in 1973 by Butler Lampson.

Definitions

  1. A means of transferring information objects between processes that are not supposed to be…

    A means of transferring information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate according to the security policy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for covert channel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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