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Backdoor

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000082

A hidden method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer system, application, or network. It allows unauthorized access to resources or data without the knowledge of legitimate users or administrators. Backdoors can be intentionally created by developers for maintenance or maliciously inserted by attackers for illicit control.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000082
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000082",
  "term": "Backdoor",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A hidden method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer system, application, or network. It allows unauthorized access to resources or data without the knowledge of legitimate users or administrators. Backdoors can be intentionally created by developers for maintenance or maliciously inserted by attackers for illicit control.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/backdoor/"
}

Record 92 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.