Covert Channel
A covert channel is a path that can be used to transfer information in a way not intended by the system's designers.
Description
Typically the system has not given authorization for the transmission and has no knowledge of its occurrence.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to resource control.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Covert Channel cluster.
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