confused deputy
confused deputy · confused deputies
A computer program that is innocently fooled by some other party into misusing its…A computer program that is innocently fooled by some other party into misusing its authority.
Meaning
1 sensesA computer program that is innocently fooled by some other party into misusing its authority.
Forms
plural: confused deputies| Singular | confused deputy |
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See also
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