• KDE Desktop Environment
  A desktop, incorporating a large suite of applications for Unix workstations. While KDE includes a window manager, file manager, panel, control center and many other components that one would expect to be part of a contemporary desktop environment, the true strength of this exceptional environment lies in the interoperability of its components
   
• Kerberos
  The authentication system of MIT's Project Athena. It is based on symmetric key cryptography. Adopted by OSF as the basis of security for DME
   
• Kermit
  A terminal program and file transfer protocol, kermit can be used to download files from a remote system to your home computer. Kermit is distinguished by it's ability to transfer files over telnet and other connections that would corrupt a binary transfer
   
• kernel
  the fundamental part of the operating system that handles resource management, process control, and Input/Output (I/O) support.
   
• Kernel headers
  The header files define structures and constants that are needed for building most standard programs. The header files are also needed for rebuilding the kernel
   
• Key Escrow
  Giving copies of your key to a third party, allowing them to decrypt messages. Key Escrow is proposed as a solution to allow businesses to review documents encrypted by their employees, and governments to intercept communications and files encrypted by their citizens, such as the 'Clipper'
   
• Kirch, Olaf
  author of the Linux Network Administrator's Guide. Olaf also moderates the Linux Security Mailing Lists, developing the Linux NFS daemon and a kernel-based nfsd. NFS file locking is also being worked on.
   
• korn shell
  An enhanced version of the Bourne shell

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