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.
Abbreviation | Full form |
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ACL | Access Control List |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
DNS | Domain Name System |
ELF | Executable and Linkable Format |
GNU | GNU's Not Unix |
IP | Internet Protocol |
LUKS | Linux Unified Key Setup |
MAC | Mandatory Access Control |
MitM | man-in-the-middle |
MOTD | Message of the Day |
NUMA | Non-Uniform Memory Access |
PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules |
PCAP | Packet Capture |
PCR | Platform Counter Register |
PID | Process ID |
POSIX | Portable Operating System Interface |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
SMBIOS | System Management Basic Input Output System |
SSH | Secure Shell |
TID | Thread ID |
TPM | Trusted Platform Module |
TPM2 | Trusted Platform Module 2.0 |
TTL | Time To Live |
UAPI | Userspace Application Programming Interface |
URI | Uniform Resource Identifier |
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier |