hardening
process of securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability, which is larger when a system performs more functions; in principle a single-function system is more secure than a multipurpose one
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Summary
hardening ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- hardening's subclass of is recorded as technique[2].
- hardening's subclass of is recorded as adjustment[3].
- hardening's part of is recorded as computer security[4].
- hardening's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02swmc[5].
- hardening's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/hardening-network-security[6].
- hardening's Quora topic ID is recorded as Hardening[7].
- hardening's has goal is recorded as reduction[8].
- hardening's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 44255700[9].
- hardening's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C44255700[10].
Why It Matters
hardening ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[1] hardening has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] hardening is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]