fail open

English

Verb

fail open (third-person singular simple present fails open, present participle failing open, simple past and past participle failed open)

  1. (cybersecurity) Of an access control system: to automatically let all traffic through in the case of a failure. For example, an emergency door unlocking in the event of a power outage.
    Coordinate term: fail closed
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