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| | What is bypass? - a definition from Whatis.com |
 | | The actual point of entry is through a mechanism (either a hardware device or program, even just a piece of code) that enables the user to access the system without going through the security clearance procedures (such as authentication) that were set up by the system administrator. |
 | | A bypass may be a mechanism put in place by an attacker, a flaw in the design, or an alternate access route left in place by developers. |
 | | A crypto bypass is a flaw that allows data to circumvent the encryption process and escape, unencrypted, as plaintext. |
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