Glossary

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Vulnerabilities & incidentsActive support and security supportアクティブサポート・セキュリティサポートEach PHP version gets fixes for both bugs and security problems for its first two years (active support), then only for important security problems for two more years (security support). When security support also ends, the version reaches end of life.
Websites & CMSAdmin account管理者アカウントA user with permission to change everything on the site. If an administrator you have never seen appears, you should suspect an intrusion.
Websites & CMSAdmin dashboard管理画面The administrator screen used to configure a website or server. During the PHP2Shell emergency maintenance, some hosting companies' admin screens were briefly unavailable.
OrganizationsAhnLabアンラボ（AhnLab）A South Korean security company. It warned that even "defense tools" posted on GitHub should have their code read first and be run only in an isolated environment.
OrganizationsAlibaba CloudアリババクラウドA Chinese cloud company. It says that after you change the PHP version on its web hosting, the change takes effect in about five minutes.
Vulnerabilities & incidentsAmbiguity aversion曖昧さ回避People's tendency to choose a risk whose size they know over one whose size they don't. Not knowing price and scope makes people put off asking, so PHPFree shows price and scope up front.
Websites & CMSAPI keyAPIキーA secret, key-like string used to connect with other services. PHP2Shell can leak it from memory, so replacing it is recommended.
Vulnerabilities & incidentsAutomated scanning脆弱性探索An attack in which a program sweeps through internet addresses one by one looking for open gaps. It looks at addresses and gaps, not at a company's name or size.

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