.plan file

2024-08-28

On systems running finger services, each user may create their own .plan file within their home directory that is displayed when someone else queries ...

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.project file

2024-08-28

The .project file is a single lined file that is displayed when a user is looked up with finger services.

This is similar to .plan, but may only be ...

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Baron Samedit

2024-08-28

Baron Samedit (CVE-2021-3156) is a heap overflow vulnerability in the sudo software disclosed by Qualys in 2021.

This bug affects versions 1.8.2 to ...

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chat

2024-08-28

Chatting or messaging is conversing with others using typed words, typically over the Internet.

In more modern contexts, messaging applications may ...

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command

2024-08-28

A command is an instruction, typically a program or a script, that are input and ran by a user of a computer system.

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command line

2024-08-28

A commmand-line interface (CLI) is a text-based interface where commands and arguments are typed into a program to interact with the system or ...

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DNS

2024-08-28

Domain Name System (DNS), “the phonebook of the internet”, is a system that translates IP addresses into domain names and vice versa.

DNS ...

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domain name

2024-08-28

A domain name is a text string that maps to an IP address

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finger command

2024-08-28

The finger command is a client for the finger protocol. It is able to display information (GECOS) about user such as their full name, email address, ...

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hacktivist

2024-08-28

Hacktivism is the use of hacking as a form of activism.

Hacktivism is a portmanteau of hack and activism.

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