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NAK Attack- In communications security systems, a security penetration technique that makes use of the negative-acknowledge transmission - control character and capitalizes on a potential weakness in a system that handles asynchronous transmission interruption in such a manner that the system is in an unprotected state against unauthorized access during certain periods.

See NAK.