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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>social engineering</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="SO.html" title="SO"/><link rel="next" href="social-science-number.html" title="social science number"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">social engineering</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="SO.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="social-science-number.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="social-engineering"/><dt xmlns="" id="social-engineering"><b>social engineering</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Term used among <a href="../C/cracker.html"><i class="glossterm">cracker</i></a>s and
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<a href="samurai.html"><i class="glossterm">samurai</i></a> for cracking techniques that rely on
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weaknesses in <a href="../W/wetware.html"><i class="glossterm">wetware</i></a> rather than software; the aim
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is to trick people into revealing passwords or other information that
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compromises a target system's security. Classic scams include phoning up a
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mark who has the required information and posing as a field service tech or
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a fellow employee with an urgent access problem. See also the
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<a href="../T/tiger-team.html"><i class="glossterm">tiger team</i></a> story in the <a href="../P/patch.html"><i class="glossterm">patch</i></a>
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entry, and <a href="../R/rubber-hose-cryptanalysis.html"><i class="glossterm">rubber-hose cryptanalysis</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="SO.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="social-science-number.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">SO </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> social science number</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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