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Overt Channel

nounid 3489·updated May 12, 2026
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Communications path within a computer system or network designed for the authorized transfer of data. See Covert Channel.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Overt Channels
possessive
Overt Channel's
pluralpossessive
Overt Channels'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Communications path within a computer system or network designed for the authorized transfer of data. See Covert Channel.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Communications path within a computer system or network designed for the authorized transfer of data. See Covert Channel.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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