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Key logger

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002341

1. A program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.

2. A remote program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002341
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-82r3; NIST SP 1800-21B from NIST SP 800-82r3; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002341",
  "term": "Key logger",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.\n\n2. A remote program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-82r3",
    "NIST SP 1800-21B from NIST SP 800-82r3",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/key-logger/"
}

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