Covert Channel

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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An unauthorized communication path that manipulates a communications medium in an unexpected, unconventional, or unforeseen way in order to transmit information without detection by anyone other than the entities operating the covert channel.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

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Sensitivity

Restricted70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

Cui70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

7 surface forms

alternatephrasing: Covert Channels
plural: Covert ChannelsCovert Channelses
possessive: Covert Channel'sCovert Channels's
pluralpossessive: Covert Channels'Covert Channelses'

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