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Backdoor

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
back doorback entrancebackdoor
alternatephrasing
Back doorBack Door
plural
Backdoors
possessive
Backdoor's
pluralpossessive
Backdoors'