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Glossary: Security+ Exam Prep 3: Practice Exams

HIDS (host-based intrusion detection system)

Also written: HIDS, host-based intrusion detection system

An IDS that runs on the server itself, so it sees traffic after decryption and can watch changes to system files.

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Related terms

NIDS (network-based intrusion detection system)IDS (intrusion detection system)