Poison Pill

Definitions

1. A built-in mechanism that disables, destroys, or invalidates something when certain conditions occur, often to prevent misuse, reverse engineering, or unsafe operation. In security contexts, a poison pill might erase secrets, invalidate tokens, or trigger a fail-safe when tampering is detected.

   In plain English: A built-in self-protective mechanism that disables or invalidates something under certain conditions.

   Example: "The cryptographic module included a poison pill that wiped key material if the tamper sensors were triggered."

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