Abbreviations

Within the realm of Linux and security, there are a lot of abbreviations. This page collects all the abbreviations that are used on the website.

AbbreviationFull form
ABIApplication Binary Interface
ACLAccess Control List
ARPAddress Resolution Protocol
BIOSBasic Input Output System
BPFBerkeley Packet Filter
CAPPControlled Access Protection Profile
CPUCentral Processing Unit
CSPContent Security Policy
CWDCurrent working directory
DNSDomain Name System
ELFExecutable and Linkable Format
EVMExtended Verification Method
FQDNFully Qualified Domain Name
GECOSGeneral Electric Comprehensive Operating Supervisor
GNUGNU's Not Unix
HPKPHTTP Public Key Pinning
HSTSHTTPS Strict Transport Security
IMAIntegrity Measurement Architecture
I/OInput/Output
IPInternet Protocol
IPCInter-Process Communication
IPEIntegrity Policy Enforcement
LSMLinux Security Module
LUKSLinux Unified Key Setup
MACMandatory Access Control
MitMman-in-the-middle
MOTDMessage of the Day
NSSName Service Switch
NUMANon-Uniform Memory Access
OCSPOnline Certificate Status Protocol
OOMOut of Memory
PAMPluggable Authentication Modules
PCAPPacket Capture
PCRPlatform Counter Register
PIDProcess ID
POSIXPortable Operating System Interface
RAMRandom Access Memory
SMBIOSSystem Management Basic Input Output System
SSHSecure Shell
TCPTransmission Control Protocol
TIDThread ID
TLDtop-level domain
TPMTrusted Platform Module
TPM2Trusted Platform Module 2.0
TTLTime To Live
UAPIUserspace Application Programming Interface
UDPUser Datagram Protocol
UKIUnified Kernel Image
URIUniform Resource Identifier
UTSUNIX Time-Sharing
UUIDUniversally Unique Identifier
YAMLYAML Ain't Markup Language