signature
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A recognizable, distinguishing pattern associated with an attack, such as a binary string in a virus or a particular set of keystrokes used to gain unauthorized access to a system.
polysemousNERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v2
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A Signature is a distinct pattern in network traffic that can be identified to a specific tool or exploit.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexiconextended definition available
A recognizable, distinguishing pattern.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review
A recognizable, distinguishing pattern. See also Attack Signature or Digital Signature.
Wordset Dictionary
a distinguishing style
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a sheet with several pages printed on it
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your name written in your own handwriting
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the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
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a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
Classifications
Entity Type
Artifact0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
—50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- synonym
- key signaturesignature tunetheme songtouch
- alternatephrasing
- Signature
- plural
- signatures
- possessive
- signature's
- pluralpossessive
- signatures'