Key Management
Key Management: The administrative process of handling and maintaining the lifecycle of cryptographic keys in a secure manner. This lifecycle includes key creation, distribution, storage, rotation, and disposal. Proper key management ensures that keys are only accessible to authorized entities, protecting encrypted data from unauthorized access and mitigating the potential impact of key compromise.
Key or Cryptographic Key or Cryptovariable
Key or Cryptographic Key or Cryptovariable: A piece of data used as input for an encryption algorithm to transform plaintext data into ciphertext or vice versa. The key determines the specific output of an encryption algorithm, thus ensuring that only those who possess the correct key can decrypt the data. Keys are used in a […]
Memory Dump
Memory Dump: A process in which the contents of memory are displayed and stored in case of an application or system crash. This information can be used to diagnose and identify the cause of a failure. However, these files may contain sensitive data and, if not managed properly, could present an avenue for data leakage.
Monitoring activities
Monitoring activities: The process of monitoring user activity to identify potential security threats. It is used in IT security to detect and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. Examples include using access logs to track user login and logout times, monitoring network traffic to identify potential malicious activity, and implementing user behavior analytics […]
Memory protection
Memory protection: A method used to prevent processes from accessing memory outside their own address space. This isolation mechanism prevents a faulty or malicious process from interfering with another process or the operating system, effectively protecting against unauthorized access or corruption of memory content and thereby maintaining system stability and security.
Monitoring applied to APIs
Monitoring applied to APIs: Monitoring APIs involves tracking and analyzing the operation, performance, and usage of application programming interfaces to ensure they function as intended and to detect any abnormal activity that could indicate a security issue. It includes verifying that API calls meet security policies, checking for unauthorized use, and tracking changes in API […]