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ASYNCHRONOUS ATTACK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- NACK-attack
1, record 1, English, NACK%2Dattack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- asynchronous attack 1, record 1, English, asynchronous%20attack
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A penetration technique which capitalizes on a potential weakness in an operating system that does not handle negative acknowledgement or asynchronous, interrupts properly. 1, record 1, English, - NACK%2Dattack
Record 1, Key term(s)
- negative acknowledgement attack
- NACK attack
- NAK
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque NAK
1, record 1, French, attaque%20NAK
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NAK : Abréviation uniformisée par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI) et normalisée par l'ISO. 1, record 1, French, - attaque%20NAK
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- asynchronous attack 1, record 2, English, asynchronous%20attack
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Taking advantage of asynchronous events in a computer. 1, record 2, English, - asynchronous%20attack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Several jobs may simultaneously call for output reports to be produced. The operating system stores these requests and, as resources become available, performs them in the order in which these resources can fulfill the request or according to an overriding priority indication. 1, record 2, English, - asynchronous%20attack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attaque asynchrone
1, record 2, French, attaque%20asynchrone
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mise à profit du fonctionnement asynchrone des systèmes d'exploitation. 1, record 2, French, - attaque%20asynchrone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plusieurs tâches peuvent nécessiter simultanément la production d'états de résultats. Le système d'exploitation stocke ces demandes et, à mesure que des ressources deviennent disponibles, les exécute dans l'ordre rendu possible par ces ressources en fonction de la demande ou selon les instructions globales de priorité. 1, record 2, French, - attaque%20asynchrone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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