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PORT SCANNING [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A technique consisting of automatically scanning a series of specific IP addresses, with the help of a specific program, to find and examine open ports on each computer, then to exploit security weaknesses with the intent to intrude.

OBS

A port scan is also used by system administrators to verify security weaknesses.

OBS

port scan; port scanning : terms and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee(STC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Pour réaliser un scannage de ports, le pirate lance un programme qui tentera de se connecter à tous les ports possibles de l'ordinateur cible, dressera la liste des ports auxquels il a pu se connecter.

OBS

scannage de ports; balayage de ports; scan de ports; sondage de ports : termes uniformisés par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS).

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
CONT

With the Veridex system, a suspect inserts his finger into a "port" where it is "read" with highly sensitive optical scanning equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
CONT

Dans le cas du système Veridex, le suspect insère ses doigts dans une entrée, et un dispositif de balayage optique très sensible «lit» ses empreintes.

Spanish

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