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MOT PASSE SECRET [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
  • IT Security
DEF

A secret value that has been computed during the execution of a key-establishment scheme, is known by both participants, and is used as input to a key-derivation method to produce secret keying material.

CONT

Commonly used in cryptography, a shared secret can be used to decrypt information used in symmetric encryption algorithms, by all parties. Mishandling of shared secrets is a leading cause of identity theft, financial fraud, account takeover (ATO), and mass data breaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Un secret partagé est un renseignement qui n’ est connu, idéalement, que de deux parties qui peuvent chacune s’attendre raisonnablement à ce que seule l'autre connaisse le renseignement en question. Le secret peut être un mot de passe ou un renseignement personnel, par exemple, un numéro d’assurance sociale ou le nom de fille de la mère.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A password that remains in effect indefinitely.

OBS

Such passwords whatever their length, are particularly vulnerable to exhaustive searching and testing by an unauthorized user.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Mot de passe qui reste en vigueur indéfiniment.

OBS

Ce genre de mot de passe est particulièrement vulnérable en raison du temps dont dispose un utilisateur non autorisé pour en percer le secret.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

[A] static password remains the same unless [it is] intentionally changed or reset by an end-user or administrator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

[Le] mot de passe statique [base] l'authentification des utilisateurs sur la connaissance d’un secret [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

[An attack in which] an unauthorized party connects to the verifier online and attempts to guess a secret token (e.g., password) with the goal of posing as the legitimate user.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

[Attaque par laquelle] une personne non autorisée se connecte au vérificateur en ligne et tente de deviner un jeton secret(p. ex., un mot de passe) avec l'intention d’usurper l'identité de l'utilisateur légitime.

Spanish

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