Key escrow: Allows encryption key to be securely stored for later retrieval by an authorized party
Key length: It defines the maximum potential strength of the system
Key signing parties: Organized by people who are interested in establishing a web of trust, and participants perform the same verification and signing
Key size: It is the total number of bits or data that comprises the encryption key
Keylogger: A common type of spyware that's used to record every keystroke you make
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): An open industry-standard protocol for accessing and maintaining directory services
Logic bomb: A type of Malware that's intentionally installed
Logs analysis systems: They are configured using user-defined rules to match interesting or atypical log entries
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol):It is typically used to support VPNs
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MACs (Message Authentication Codes): A bit of information that allows authentication of a received message, ensuring that the message came from the alleged sender and not a third party masquerading as them
Malware: A type of malicious software that can be used to obtain your sensitive information or delete or modify files
MD5: A popular and widely used hash function designed in the early 1990s as a cryptographic hashing function
Meddler in the middle (formerly known as Man in the Middle): An attack that places the attacker in the middle of two hosts that think they're communicating directly with each other
MIC (Message Integrity Check): It is essentially a hash digest of the message in question
Monitor mode: It allows to scan across channels to see all wireless traffic being sent by APs and clients
Multifactor authentication (MFA): A system where users are authenticated by presenting multiple pieces of information or objects
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Network hardening: Is the process of securing a network by reducing its potential vulnerabilities through configuration changes, and taking specific steps
