Backdoor

Hackers and Malware
Vocabulary Term #428
Noun (thing)
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Backdoor
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a secret entrance to a server, OS, or app which bypasses normal authentication and and/or logging procedures
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"Before the criminal-minded programmer quit his job at the bank, he programmed a backdoor into the server so he could later install a ransomware virus."
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