mobile code

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002713",
  "term": "mobile code",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote information systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local information system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient.\nNote: Some examples of software technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and use of mobile code include Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript, etc.\n\n2. Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient.\n\n3. A program (e.g., script, macro, or other portable instruction) that can be shipped unchanged to a heterogeneous collection of platforms and executed with identical semantics.\n\n4. Software that is transmitted from a remote host to be executed on a local host, typically without the user’s explicit instruction.\n\n5. Executable code that is normally transferred from its source to another computer system for execution. This transfer is often through the network (e.g., JavaScript embedded in a web page) but may transfer through physical media as well.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5",
    "NIST SP 800-128; NIST SP 800-171r3; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5; NIST IR 8401 from CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-28 Version 2; NIST Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1",
    "NIST SP 800-83 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/mobile-code/"
}