Dictionary of Information Security

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call back

procedure for identifying a remote terminal. In a call back, the host system disconnects the caller and then dials the authorized telephone number of the remote terminal to reestablish the connection. Of limited use for remote access, and recently subject to failure because of call forwarding technologies. Synonymous with dial back or ring back.

call tree

structured and generally cascading process for contacting personnel in an emergency, particularly in business continuity planning. See also fan out.

capability

protected identifier that identifies the object and specifies the access rights to be allowed to the accessor (or subject) who possesses the capability. In a capability-based system, access to protected objects such as files is granted if the would-be subject possesses a capability for the object. This can also be used for authentication (by seeing the system as an object). Due to the protection of the capability identifier, the ability to assume false authorization is reduced. Often implemented as capability tables.

category

restrictive label that has been applied to classified or unclassified data as a means of increasing the protection of the data and further restricting access to the data

cavity virus

type of overwriting virus that overwrites either slack space within or behind the target program file, or sections of null data within the file, such that it can infect the host file without increasing the length of the file while also preserving the host s functionality. Usage rare.

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