Captive portal
The sign-in page a public wifi network shows before granting access.
Learn it through a story
- The Wifi at the Mela (Cybersecurity for Juniors 1, Ch 7)
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Related terms
- Branch protection Repository rules requiring review or checks before code can merge into a main branch.
- Broken object-level authorization (BOLA) An API that checks login but not whether the specific requested record belongs to the requester.
- Bug bounty programme A company's published invitation to test specific systems, often with a reward for valid findings.
- CIA triad Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, the three foundational goals of information security.
- CNAPP Cloud-native application protection platform, an umbrella term for continuous cloud security posture tooling.
- Collective risk When one person's unsafe habit can end up affecting a whole group or community.