Security terms starting with V

15 terms

  1. Valid Data Element A payload, an associated data string, or a nonce that satisfies the restrictions of the formatting function.
  2. Validation is the process of performing a set of experiments that establish the efficacy and reliability of a technique or procedure or modification thereof.
  3. Verification To confirm the truth or correctness of something. Vitreous humor – The ocular fluid (from within the eye) that is often used as a sample for testing in…
  4. Verification Rate A statistic used to measure biometric performance when operating in the verification task. The rate at which legitimate end-users are correctly verified.
  5. Verified Name A subscriber name that has been verified by identity proofing.
  6. Verifier An entity that verifies the claimants identity by verifying the claimants possession of a token using an authentication protocol.
  7. Verifier Impersonation Attack An attack where the attacker impersonates the verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to learn a password.
  8. Victim A person who is the object of the crime.
  9. Virtual Private Network (VPN) A virtual private network is a logical network that is established, at the application layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, over an…
  10. Virus (VY-rus) In medicine, a very simple microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease.
  11. Virus Hoax An urgent warning message about a nonexistent virus.
  12. Vishing Exactly like Phishing and SMShing, however instead of email or SMS messages, the victim is called on the phone and instructed to give up their personal…
  13. Voice Recognition See speaker recognition.
  14. Vulnerability Weakness in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited or triggered by a threat…
  15. Vulnerability Assessment Formal description and evaluation of the vulnerabilities in an information system.