AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Card cloning

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

A physical attack where the adversary copies an authorized user's access card to gain everything that user can access.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.2.A.6

Why it matters in Unit 2

One cloned card opens every door the real holder can open.

Example

A reader hidden in a bag copies badges of people standing nearby.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 2.2 Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks

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