Glossary P
- Packet
- Packet Filter
- Packet Sniffer
- Parity
- Parity Bit
- Partition
- Passive Attack
- Passive Security Testing
- Passphrase
- Password
- Password Cracking
- Patch
- Phishing
- Plain text
- POODLE attack
Packet Filter
A routing device that provides access control functionality for host addresses and communication sessions. See NIST SP 800-41 Rev. 1 for more information. Specifies which types of traffic should ...
Packet Sniffer
Software that observes and records network traffic. See CNSSI 4009-2015 for more information. Software that monitors network traffic on wired or wireless networks and captures packets. See NIST SP 800-86 under Packet ...
Parity Bit
A checksum that is computed on a block of bits by computing the binary sum of the individual bits in the block and then discarding ...
Passive Attack
An attack against an authentication protocol where the attacker intercepts data traveling along the network between the claimant and verifier, but does not alter the ...
Passive Security Testing
Security testing that does not involve any direct interaction with the targets, such as sending packets to a target. See NIST SP 800-115 for ...
Passphrase
A passphrase is a memorized secret consisting of a sequence of words or other text that a claimant uses to authenticate their identity. A passphrase ...
Password Cracking
The process of recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network. See NIST SP 800-115 for more information.
Plain text
Plain text is simple text displayed in a readable format. Encryption converts plain text to ciphertext.The following graphic shows how plain text is converted to ...
POODLE attack
Padding Oracle on Downgraded Legacy Encryption. POODLE is referred to as both a downgrade attack, and a man-in-the-middle (MITM) exploit. It essentially forces a TLS ...