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Backdoor

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Backdoor

Definition

a method of bypassing normal authentication

Sentence

Server admins sometimes set up a backdoor into their servers for ease of access.

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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 1104229, 1501756, and 1902474.