covert timing channel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000994",
  "term": "covert timing channel",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A system feature that enables one system entity to signal information to another by modulating its own use of a system resource in such a way as to affect system response time observed by the second entity.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2022 (Adapted)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/covert-timing-channel/"
}