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Covert Timing Channel

nounid 2046·updated Aug 30, 2026
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Covert channel in which one process signals information to another process by modulating its own use of system resources (e.g., central processing unit time) in such a way that this manipulation affects the real response time observed by the second process.

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Entity Type

Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

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Variants

plural
Covert Timing Channels
possessive
Covert Timing Channel's
pluralpossessive
Covert Timing Channels'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Covert channel in which one process signals information to another process by modulating its own use of system resources (e.g., central processing unit time) in such a way that this manipulation affects the real response time observed by the second process.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Covert channel in which one process signals information to another process by modulating its own use of system resources (e.g., central processing unit time) in such a way that this manipulation affects the real response time observed by the second process.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Covert channel in which one process signals information to another process by modulating its own use of system resources (e.g., central processing unit time) in such a way that this manipulation affects the real response time observed by the second process.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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