Security Glossary
Learn the essential security terms every Shopify store owner should know. 32 terms covering email security, clone detection, blocking, and more.
Email Security
9 termsDKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail - an email authentication method that adds a digital signature to verify email integrity.
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance - an email authentication protocol that protects your domain from spoofing.
DNS Record
Database entries that map domain names to IP addresses and configure domain-related services like email authentication.
Email Blacklist
A list of IP addresses or domains identified as sources of spam, causing emails from those sources to be blocked or filtered.
Email Bounce Rate
The percentage of emails that couldn't be delivered and were returned to the sender.
Email Deliverability
The ability of your emails to reach recipients' inboxes rather than being filtered to spam or blocked entirely.
Email Spoofing
A technique where attackers forge email headers to make messages appear to come from your domain or a trusted sender.
Sender Reputation
A score assigned to your email sending domain and IP that determines whether your emails reach inboxes or spam.
SPF
Sender Policy Framework - an email authentication method that specifies which servers can send email on behalf of your domain.
Clone Detection
7 termsBrand Impersonation
When scammers pose as your brand through fake websites, social media accounts, or emails to deceive customers.
Canary Token
A hidden tracking element embedded in your website that alerts you when your content is copied to another domain.
Clone Site
A fraudulent website that copies your store's design, products, and branding to deceive customers.
Counterfeit Products
Fake products made to imitate legitimate branded goods, often sold through clone sites impersonating real stores.
Homograph Attack
Using characters from different alphabets that look identical to create deceptive domain names.
Typosquatting
Registering domain names that are common misspellings or variations of legitimate domains to capture misdirected traffic.
Web Scraping
Automated extraction of content from websites, often used to steal product data, images, and pricing for clone sites.
Access Control
8 termsCIDR Notation
A compact method for specifying IP address ranges, used in IP blocking to cover multiple addresses with one rule.
Datacenter IP
IP addresses belonging to hosting providers and datacenters, often associated with bots rather than real customers.
Geoblocking
Restricting access to your website based on the visitor's geographic location.
IP Blocking
Preventing specific IP addresses or ranges from accessing your website.
Proxy Server
An intermediary server that forwards requests on behalf of users, masking their real IP address.
Rate Limiting
Restricting how many requests a visitor can make to your website within a time period to prevent abuse.
TOR
The Onion Router - an anonymous network that routes traffic through multiple servers, providing strong anonymity but often associated with fraud.
VPN
Virtual Private Network - a service that encrypts internet traffic and masks IP addresses, sometimes used to hide fraudulent activity.
Security Concepts
4 termsBot
An automated software program that performs tasks on the internet, often used for purchasing, scraping, or attacks.
CAPTCHA
A challenge-response test designed to determine if a user is human, protecting forms from automated abuse.
Credential Stuffing
An automated attack that uses stolen username/password combinations to attempt logins across multiple sites.
Phishing
Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information by disguising as a trustworthy entity in electronic communications.
Ecommerce Security
4 termsContent Protection
Measures to prevent unauthorized copying of your website's content, images, and designs.
Right-Click Protection
Disabling the browser's right-click context menu to prevent easy saving of images and copying of text.
SSL/TLS
Encryption protocols that secure data transmitted between browsers and websites, shown by the padlock icon.
Trust Badge
Visual indicators on your website that signal security and legitimacy to visitors.
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