Multiple choice technology security

An unauthorized and unintended communication path that provides for exchange of information is a:

  1. Secret link

  2. Covert channel

  3. Covert encryption

  4. Communication pipe
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A covert channel is an unauthorized communication path that violates a system's security policy to transfer information, often hiding data within normal traffic. Secret links are not standard security terms, covert encryption is a cryptographic technique, and communication pipes are authorized OS IPC mechanisms.

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