"replay attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: replay attacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} replay attack (plural replay attacks)
  1. (computer security) An attempt to subvert security by recording legitimate communications and repeating them to try to impersonate a valid user. Wikipedia link: replay attack Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-replay_attack-en-noun-228ZppH6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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