"POODLE" meaning in English

See POODLE in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Initialism from Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption. Head templates: {{en-prop}} POODLE
  1. (computing) A man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage of Internet and security software clients' fallback to an older version of SSL. Categories (topical): Computing

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