AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Symmetric encryption algorithm used for securing data. Common variants: AES-128, AES-256.
Async/Await Rust's syntax for asynchronous programming. Enables non-blocking I/O operations.
Arc (Atomically Reference Counted) Thread-safe reference counting smart pointer. Used for sharing ownership across threads.
Borrow Checker Rust's compile-time system that enforces ownership and borrowing rules.
Borrowing Temporarily accessing data owned by another variable without taking ownership.
Banner Grabbing Technique to identify services by reading their initial response message.
C2 (Command and Control) Infrastructure used to communicate with compromised systems.
Cargo Rust's package manager and build system.
Crate A Rust package that can be shared and reused.
CLI (Command Line Interface) Text-based interface for interacting with programs.
Clippy Rust's official linter for catching common mistakes and improving code.
DNS (Domain Name System) Protocol for resolving domain names to IP addresses.
Drop Trait Rust trait that runs cleanup code when a value goes out of scope.
EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) Security solution for monitoring and responding to threats on endpoints.
Enum Rust type that can be one of several variants.
Exfiltration Unauthorized transfer of data from a network.
FFI (Foreign Function Interface) Mechanism for calling code written in other languages from Rust.
Future Rust type representing a value that may not be available yet.
GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) Authenticated encryption mode providing confidentiality and integrity.
Goblin Rust crate for parsing binary formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O).
Hash Function One-way function that maps data to a fixed-size output.
HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) Cryptographic construction for message authentication.
IOC (Indicator of Compromise) Artifact observed on a network or system indicating potential intrusion.
IDS (Intrusion Detection System) System that monitors for malicious activity or policy violations.
impl Block Rust block for implementing methods on types or traits.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Lightweight data interchange format.
Key Derivation Function (KDF) Function that derives cryptographic keys from passwords or other secrets.
Lifetime Rust annotation that describes how long references are valid.
LTO (Link-Time Optimization) Compiler optimization performed during linking for smaller/faster binaries.
MITRE ATT&CK Knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.
Mutex Mutual exclusion primitive for protecting shared data.
musl Alternative C library for building static Linux binaries.
NTP (Network Time Protocol) Protocol for clock synchronization.
Ownership Rust's system where each value has exactly one owner.
Option Rust enum representing a value that may or may not exist.
PCAP Packet capture file format for storing network traffic.
PE (Portable Executable) Windows executable file format.
pnet Rust crate for low-level network packet manipulation.
Poisoned Mutex Mutex state after a thread panics while holding the lock.
Rayon Rust crate for data-parallelism.
Reqwest Popular Rust HTTP client library.
Result<T, E> Rust enum for operations that may fail.
RwLock Read-write lock allowing multiple readers or one writer.
Serde Rust framework for serializing and deserializing data.
SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) Family of cryptographic hash functions.
SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) System for collecting and analyzing security events.
Smart Pointer Data structures that act like pointers but have additional metadata and capabilities.
SYN Scan Port scanning technique using TCP SYN packets.
Tokio Async runtime for Rust providing event-driven, non-blocking I/O.
Trait Rust mechanism for defining shared behavior.
Trait Bound Constraint requiring a generic type to implement specific traits.
Unwrap Method to extract value from Option or Result, panicking on None/Err.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) Connectionless transport protocol.
Vec Rust's growable array type.
WebSocket Protocol for full-duplex communication over TCP.
XOR Bitwise operation commonly used in cryptography.
XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) Web vulnerability allowing injection of malicious scripts.
YARA Pattern matching tool for malware research.
Zeroize Rust crate for securely clearing sensitive data from memory.
Zero-Copy Parsing technique that avoids copying data.
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| C2 | Command and Control |
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| EDR | Endpoint Detection and Response |
| ELF | Executable and Linkable Format |
| FFI | Foreign Function Interface |
| GCM | Galois/Counter Mode |
| HMAC | Hash-based Message Authentication Code |
| IDS | Intrusion Detection System |
| IOC | Indicator of Compromise |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| KDF | Key Derivation Function |
| LTO | Link-Time Optimization |
| PE | Portable Executable |
| PCAP | Packet Capture |
| SHA | Secure Hash Algorithm |
| SIEM | Security Information and Event Management |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| XSS | Cross-Site Scripting |