Environment variable
A way to supply a secret to running code without ever writing it into the code itself.
Learn it through a story
- The Group Project Repo (Cybersecurity for Juniors 2, Ch 3)
Related terms
- EDR Endpoint detection and response, tooling that watches devices and servers for suspicious activity.
- Encoding Representing data in a different, instantly reversible format.
- Encryption Scrambling data so only the intended recipient can read it.
- Escalation Passing a confirmed concern to someone with more authority or context to act on it.
- Evil twin A fake wifi access point set up with a name close enough to a real one to trick people into connecting.
- Evil twin network A fake wifi hotspot built to look like a trusted one.