covert timing channel

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Definitions:

A system feature that enables one system entity to signal information to another by modulating its own use of a system resource in such a way as to affect system response time observed by the second entity.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2022 - Adapted

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