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PIN

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003138

1. A memorized secret typically consisting of only decimal digits.

2. A secret number that a cardholder memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity as part of multifactor authentication.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003138
FieldCybersecurity
Expansionspersonal identification number; Personnel Identification Number
ReferencesNIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c; NIST SP 1800-12b; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003138",
  "term": "PIN",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A memorized secret typically consisting of only decimal digits.\n\n2. A secret number that a cardholder memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity as part of multifactor authentication.",
  "expansions": [
    "personal identification number",
    "Personnel Identification Number"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c",
    "NIST SP 1800-12b",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/pin/"
}

Record 3,138 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.