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  2. 0.0.0.0 day exploit - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.0.0.0

    RFC 1122 refers to 0.0.0.0 using the notation {0,0}. It prohibits this as a destination address in IPv4 and only allows it as a source address under specific circumstances. A host may use 0.0.0.0 as its own source address in IP when it has not yet been assigned an address, such as when sending the initial DHCPDISCOVER packet when using DHCP .

  3. URL shortening - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Web technique For information about short URLs for pages on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:URLShortener. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find ...

  4. Bypass switch - Wikipedia

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    A bypass switch (or bypass TAP) is a hardware device that provides a fail-safe access port for an in-line active security appliance such as an intrusion prevention system (IPS), next generation firewall (NGFW), etc. Active, in-line security appliances are single points of failure in live computer networks because if the appliance loses power, experiences a software failure, or is taken off ...

  5. Bootloader unlocking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootloader_unlocking

    Unlocking the bootloader allows installing and running unsigned code on a device, including user customized software. Operating outside the manufacturer specification might usually result in voiding any warranties and may make the device susceptible to data theft, as the integrity of the operating system (as intended by the manufacturer) can no longer be guaranteed. [1]

  6. Wikipedia:URLShortener - Wikipedia

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    In order to assure the security of the links, and to avoid short links pointing to external or dangerous websites, the URL shortener is restricted to services hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. This includes for example: all Wikimedia projects, Meta, mediawiki.org, the Wikidata Query Service, Phabricator (full list here).

  7. Zero-day vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    The most valuable allow the attacker to inject and run their own code, without the user being aware of it. [2] Although the term "zero-day" initially referred to the time since the vendor had become aware of the vulnerability, zero-day vulnerabilities can also be defined as the subset of vulnerabilities for which no patch or other fix is available.

  8. Zero-configuration networking - Wikipedia

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    For link-local addressing, IPv4 uses the special block 169.254.0.0 / 16, [1] while IPv6 hosts use the prefix fe80:: / 10. More commonly addresses are assigned by a DHCP server, often built into common networking hardware like computer hosts or routers. Most IPv4 hosts use link-local addressing only as a last resort when a DHCP server is ...

  9. Gemini (protocol) - Wikipedia

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    A Gemini request consists only of such a URL, terminated by CRLF; the header of a Gemini response consists of a two-digit status code, a space, and a "meta" field, also terminated by CRLF. If the server is successful in finding the requested file, the "meta" field is the MIME type of the returned file and after the header follows the file data.