nonsecure
Lacking proper protection
Nonsecure describes something lacking security protections or safeguards.
Most often applied to digital contexts: a nonsecure website doesn't encrypt data, a nonsecure connection leaves information vulnerable to interception.
The term also applies to physical spaces: a nonsecure area of an airport is accessible without passing through screening.
Sometimes hyphenated: non-secure.
Not in cipher
- passwordlessAuthentication without secret phrases
- unlockedNot fastened shut
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
defenseless · open · accessible · unpatrolled · unattended · unfortified · unfenced · unbarred
Easily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- weakLacking power or force
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
assailable · defenseless · imperiled · jeopardized · helpless · at-risk · compromised · undefended
Available to all
- visibleAble to be seen
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- revealedMade visible or known
- uncoveredMade visible or known
open · broadcast · displayed · leaked · unshielded · unsheltered · overt · bare
Likely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
- uncertainNot firmly known
- speculativeBased on conjecture
chancy · unpredictable · high-stakes · dubious · iffy · gamble · jeopardy · liability
unencrypted
Not in cipher
- passwordlessAuthentication without secret phrases
- unlockedNot fastened shut
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
unshielded · defenseless · open · accessible · unpatrolled · unattended · unfortified · unfenced · unbarred · unsealed
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- weakLacking power or force
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
threatened · assailable · defenseless · imperiled · jeopardized · helpless · at-risk · compromised · undefended · powerless
public
Available to all
uncovered · open · broadcast · displayed · leaked · unshielded · unsheltered · overt · bare · unveiled
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
- uncertainNot firmly known
speculative · chancy · unpredictable · high-stakes · dubious · iffy · gamble · jeopardy · liability · unreliable
nonsecuresecure
Protected from harm
fortified · locked · protected · guarded · barricaded
nonsecuresecure
Protected from harm
encrypted · protected · authenticated · firewalled · hardened
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