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Dual-Homed System or Multi-Homed System

Dual-Homed System or Multi-Homed System definition - hacker
A system having more than one network connection. A multi-homed system that has been compromised by crackers provides access to larger parts of the target network. In addition, multi-homed systems typically provide core services such as database and file or routing services to organizations. These features make them prime targets for crackers.

See Also: Crackers; Exploits.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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