signature
nounid
4151·updated May 12, 2026candidate
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.
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Artifact0%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
- signatures
- possessive
- signature's
- pluralpossessive
- signatures'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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 Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- A recognizable, distinguishing pattern.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- 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.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A recognizable, distinguishing pattern. See also Attack Signature or Digital Signature.
- §1
- A recognizable, distinguishing pattern. See also Attack Signature or Digital Signature.
- §1
- 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.
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