Relational Database Management System. A database management system based on the relational model introduced by Edgar Codd.
Relational Database Management System
See RDBMS.
reverse shell
A tunnel created with a remote shell program. After the tunnel is created, you can launch commands back from the tunnel destination machine to the tunnel originating machine with the credentials of the tunnel creator.
RFC
Request for comments. A series of numbered informational documents used as a means of publicizing information about the Internet. In the main, they document protocol standards and specifications.
rootkit
A tool or set of tools that an attacker uses after successfully compromising a computer system. A rootkit can help the attacker maintain his access to the system and use it for malicious purposes.
RSA
An algorithm for public key encryption that is the first to be suitable for signing. It is named after its inventors, Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman.
