Canary Token

A tripwire mechanism embedded in files, URLs, DNS records, or credentials that alerts defenders when accessed. Canary tokens sit in locations only an intruder would find: fake credentials in a password vault, a decoy document on a file share, or a DNS record that should never be queried.

Definición editorial de DecipherU. Para definiciones técnicas autorizadas, consulta NIST, ISO, o el organismo de normalización correspondiente.