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Keystroke logging

Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording (logging) the keys pressed on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that a person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. Data can then be retrieved by the person operating the logging program. A keystroke recorder or keylogger…

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Keystroke logging

Nodes147
Edges146
Triples64
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013605
Components1

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Keystroke logging

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related to Hardware-based keyloggers · 39
Keystroke logging → Acoustic, As, ATM, ATMs, BIOS, BIOS-level, Body, Both, Criminals, Each, Electromagnetic, Firmware-based, For, Hardware, Hardware-based, However, In, It, Keyboard, Mini-PCI
related to Trojans · 6
Keystroke logging → An, Moti Yung, Researchers Adam Young, The, They, Usenet
related to Security tokens · 5
Keystroke logging → Knowing, PIN, Smartcard, Some, Use
related to External links · 4
Keystroke logging → Keystroke, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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translationinstance ofandspecialist skill areas0.80text
subtitling.Keystroke logging can be used to research writinginstance ofandspecialist skill areas0.80text
specificallyinstance ofandspecialist skill areas0.80text
frequency analysisinstance ofIt is then possible to identify which keystroke signature relates to which keyboard character via statistical methods0.80text
the probable language in which the user is writing are used in this analysis to map sounds to lettersinstance ofthe timings between different keyboard strokes and other context information0.80text
Usenet.Use by policeIn 2000instance ofThey mentioned that the ciphertext can be steganographically encoded and posted to a public bulletin board0.80text
the FBI used FlashCrest iSpy to obtain the PGP passphrase of Nicodemo Scarfoinstance ofThey mentioned that the ciphertext can be steganographically encoded and posted to a public bulletin board0.80text
Jr.instance ofThey mentioned that the ciphertext can be steganographically encoded and posted to a public bulletin board0.80text
son of mob boss Nicodemo Scarfoinstance ofThey mentioned that the ciphertext can be steganographically encoded and posted to a public bulletin board0.80text
Usenetinstance ofThey mentioned that the ciphertext can be steganographically encoded and posted to a public bulletin board0.80text
Keystroke loggingrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Keystroke loggingrelated to External linksMedia0.60section

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