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Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
book Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow cover

Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
Exercise 23

Which of the following statements best defines a covert channel?

A. A covert channel is an undocumented back door that a programmer has left in an operating system.

B. A covert channel is an open system port that should be closed.

C. A covert channel is a communication channel that allows transfer of information in a manner that violates the system’s security policy.

D. A covert channel is a Trojan horse.

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