Source code
The text of a program, written in a language people can read and write; the computer runs the program from it. If source code leaks, attackers can study how a system works and look for its weaknesses. Passwords or access keys that developers left written in the code leak with it. A common incident is source code accidentally made public on a service for storing and sharing code, such as GitHub.
More terms on this topic
- API (application programming interface)
- Augmented reality (AR)
- Cache / CDN
- Certificate authority (CA)
- Cloud service
- CMS (content management system)
- Data center
- Desktop app
- Device, USB and removable storage
- DNS (Domain Name System)
- DNS record
- DNS server
- Email, attachments and forms
- Firewall
- FTP / SFTP
- Hosting / rented server
- HTTPS
- MDM (mobile device management)
- Mobile app
- Network
- Network switch
- Operating system (OS)
- PDF / CSV
- PHP
- Remote access / RDP
- Router
- SaaS (software as a service)
- Server
- Social network / SNS
- Software defect
- Software, programs and apps
- TLS
- URL, domain name and IP address
- VPN (virtual private network)
- Web application
- Web, website and home page