DynaPass Authentication Glossary


Denial of Service Attack

Denial of Service Attack (DOS) is a type of cyber attack where the goal is preventing users from accessing a system by disrupting the ability of the system to provide service. This usually occurs on the internet where an attacker may bring down a webserver by sending massive communication requests to a website which eventually consumes all the webserver’s resources and crashes it, thereby preventing users from accessing the site.

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