PIN
A short, usually numbers-only password, often 4 to 6 digits.
Learn it through a story
- The Password That Guarded Nothing (Cybersecurity for Juniors 1, Ch 1)
Short on time? Read the 5-minute version.
Related terms
- Permission drift Configuration gradually becoming more permissive than originally intended, often unnoticed.
- Permission scope Exactly what data or actions a tool has requested and been granted access to.
- Phishing A fake message, sent widely, designed to trick you into giving away information or money.
- Placement Cell A college office that manages and verifies genuine job and internship opportunities for students.
- Pre-commit hook A script that runs automatically before a commit completes, able to block it if something looks wrong.
- Prompt injection Manipulating an AI system's behaviour through cleverly worded input text.