Shadow Password Files
nounid
4141·updated May 9, 2026candidate
A system file in which encryption user password are stored so that they aren't available to people who try to break into the system.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential95%rule-basedr:entity.credential.password.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Shadow Password Fileses
- possessive
- Shadow Password Files's
- pluralpossessive
- Shadow Password Fileses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A system file in which encryption user password are stored so that they aren't available to people who try to break into the system.
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