Certificate

Certificate

A verification method used to prove identity by many cryptographic systems. Also, many websites use certificates to authenticate that the site is genuine. It contains a user's name and public key.

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Industry/Domain: Internet
Category: Internet security
Company: McAfee
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certificate

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Record, attestation, confirmation. (2) Collective document of title to one or more units in an investment fund. (3) Synonym for stock certificate.

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Legal services; Courts

1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.

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Military; Arms control

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certification

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Internet; Internet security

Gathering and publicly posting the personal information of an internet user online. The term comes from the word "documents", as in "to post personal documents". Internet users ...

spyware

Internet; Internet security

A type of software that transmits personal information to a third party without the user’s knowledge or consent. Spyware seeks to exploit infected computers for commercial gain. ...

CleanBoot disk

Internet; Internet security

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Layered service providers (LSPs)

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DLLs that use Winsock APIs to insert themselves into the TCP/IP stack. Once in the stack, LSPs can intercept and modify inbound and outbound Internet traffic.

HotFix releases

Internet; Internet security

Also known as patches, these releases include intermediate distribution of software or upgrades that repair specific issues.

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Internet; Internet security

A type of spam conveyed via VoIP.

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