TERM

communications cover

"Concealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary." [C4009] (See: operations security, traffic-flow confidentiality, TRANSEC.)

Updated

Jan 06, 2026

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"Concealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary." [C4009] (See: operations security, traffic flow confidentiality, TRANSEC.)

"Concealing or altering of characteristic communications patterns to hide information that could be of value to an adversary." [C4009] (See: operations security, traffic-flow confidentiality, TRANSEC.)

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)

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IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
RFC 4949 — Internet Security Glossary (Version 2)
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4949.txt
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Source: IETF RFC 4949 (rfc-editor.org).