Covert channel

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Covert channel topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, Characteristics and Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels as prominent areas in the source structure around Covert channel.

Related topics: 23
Source areas: 6
Connected nodes: 29
Extracted relationships: 36
Related term clusters: 23
Bridge connections: 29

What this topic covers Research coverage

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Characteristics · 7 topics

Overview · 7 topics

Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels · 4 topics

Data hiding in OSI model · 3 topics

Eliminating covert channels · 1 topics

Timing channels · 1 topics

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Covert channel

7Computer security · Attack (computing) · Computer security policy

16Signal-to-noise ratio · Steganography · TCSEC

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

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Overview

Characteristics

Timing channels

Computer network

Eliminating covert channels

Port knocking

Data hiding in OSI model

Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels

For the semantics nerds

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Covert channel connects Entity context

The extracted context around Covert channel shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Covert channel → Craig Rowland, Focusing, IP, Linux, Rowland, TCP, TCP/IP, TCP/IP Protocol Another extracted example is Covert channel → Agency, Evaluation Criteria, Lampson's, National Computer Security Center, TCSEC, The Trusted Computer Security, United States' National Security. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Top relations

related to Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels · 8

Covert channel → Craig Rowland, Focusing, IP, Linux, Rowland, TCP, TCP/IP, TCP/IP Protocol

related to TCSEC criteria · 7

Covert channel → Agency, Evaluation Criteria, Lampson's, National Computer Security Center, TCSEC, The Trusted Computer Security, United States' National Security

related to Data hiding in OSI model · 6

Covert channel → Besides, CSMA/CD, Handel, OSI, Rather, Sandford

related to Identifying covert channels · 4

Covert channel → Covert, One, Ordinary, Two

related to Data hiding in LAN environment by covert channels · 3

Covert channel → Girling, LAN, LANs

is a · 1

Covert channel → type of attack that creates a capability to transfer information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate by the computer security policy

related to Characteristics · 1

Covert channel → Covert

related to Eliminating covert channels · 1

Covert channel → Since

Important terminology

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Important terminology

covert channels channel data network legitimate information systems system timing analysis techniques hiding time storage communication computer tcsec tcp protocol

Covert channel relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 36 structured relationships around Covert channel. Examples in this analysis include Covert channel → is a → type of attack that creates a capability to transfer information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate by the computer security policy and steganography or even less sophisticated schemes to disguise prohibited objects inside of legitimate information objects → instance of → legitimate channel exploitations that attack low-assurance pseudo-secure systems using schemes. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Covert channel	is a	type of attack that creates a capability to transfer information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate by the computer security policy	0.90	text
steganography or even less sophisticated schemes to disguise prohibited objects inside of legitimate information objects	instance of	legitimate channel exploitations that attack low-assurance pseudo-secure systems using schemes	0.80	text
interoperability of these data hiding techniques with other network nodes	instance of	number of data hiding bits per channel use.Their covert channel analysis does not consider issues	0.80	text
covert channel capacity estimation	instance of	number of data hiding bits per channel use.Their covert channel analysis does not consider issues	0.80	text
effect of data hiding on the network in terms of complexity	instance of	number of data hiding bits per channel use.Their covert channel analysis does not consider issues	0.80	text
compatibility	instance of	number of data hiding bits per channel use.Their covert channel analysis does not consider issues	0.80	text
Covert channel	related to Characteristics	Covert	0.60	section
Covert channel	related to Data hiding in LAN environment by covert channels	Girling	0.60	section
Covert channel	related to Data hiding in LAN environment by covert channels	LANs	0.60	section
Covert channel	related to Data hiding in LAN environment by covert channels	LAN	0.60	section
Covert channel	related to Data hiding in OSI model	Handel	0.60	section
Covert channel	related to Data hiding in OSI model	Sandford	0.60	section

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Covert channel bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Covert, Channels and Information. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

Covert channel
- Covert
- Channels
- Information
- Hiding
- Storage
- Legitimate
- Systems
- Network
- Attack
- Communication
- Computer
- Analysis
covert channel
- Covert
- Channels
- Legitimate
- Information
- Systems
- Data
- Secure
- Storage
- Hiding
- Analysis
- Timing
- Network
computer security
- Security
- Transfer
- Attack
- Tcsec
- Use
- Hiding
- Information
- System
- Timing
- Cannot
- Data
- Detected
computer security policy
- Security
- Transfer
- Attack
- Tcsec
- Use
- Hiding
- Information
- System
- Timing
- Cannot
- Data
- Detected
system load
- Hiding
- Timing
- Transfer
- Detected
- Osi
- Data
- Also
- Tcsec
- Legitimate
- Systems
- Network
- Cannot
trusted computer security evaluation criteria
- Security
- Transfer
- Attack
- Tcsec
- Use
- Hiding
- Information
- System
- Timing
- Cannot
- Data
- Detected
national computer security center
- Security
- Transfer
- Attack
- Tcsec
- Use
- Hiding
- Information
- System
- Timing
- Cannot
- Data
- Detected
national security agency
- Transfer
- Tcsec
- Cannot
- Detected
- Environment
- Ip
- Osi
- Secure
- Since
- Suite
- Use
- Also

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Covert channel, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Covert channel with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

Covert channel — Overview · splits 22 ⟂ 8

Covert channel — Characteristics · splits 22 ⟂ 8

Covert channel — Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels · splits 25 ⟂ 5

Covert channel — Data hiding in OSI model · splits 26 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Covert channel

Nodes30

Edges29

Triples36

Avg. degree1.93

Density0.066667

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Covert channel to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, Characteristics & Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Covert channel · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

Covert channel: Characters, Characteristics & Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels

Covert channel topic overview

What this topic covers Research coverage

Key facts & relationships

Start with your topic. Discover where to go next.

Questions to explore

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Overview

Characteristics

Timing channels

Eliminating covert channels

Data hiding in OSI model

Data hiding in TCP/IP Protocol suite by covert channels

For the semantics nerds

Advanced semantic analysis

How Covert channel connects Entity context

Covert channel

Top relations

Important terminology

Important terminology

Covert channel relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

Map overview Semantic statistics

Covert channel

Source & methodology