Covert Channel Attack

Covert Channel Attack is an attack that results in the unauthorised capability to glean or transfer information between entities that are not specified to be able to communicate as per the security policy.

Definitions

According to the CyBOK (version 1),

Covert Channel Attack. An attack that results in the unauthorised capability to glean or transfer information between entities that are not specified to be able to communicate as per the security policy.