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protocol analyzer

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003342

1. A device or software application that enables the user to analyze the performance of network data so as to ensure that the network and its associated hardware/software are operating within network specifications.

2. Software that can reassemble streams from individual packets and decode communications that use various protocols.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003342
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-82r3; NIST SP 800-86; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003342",
  "term": "protocol analyzer",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A device or software application that enables the user to analyze the performance of network data so as to ensure that the network and its associated hardware/software are operating within network specifications.\n\n2. Software that can reassemble streams from individual packets and decode communications that use various protocols.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-82r3",
    "NIST SP 800-86",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/protocol-analyzer/"
}

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