What is the difference between a backdoor and a rootkit? Is there even a difference?

Question

As far as I can tell, both involve gaining unauthorized access, but what is the exact difference?

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Answer 1

It’s like all wolves are canines, but not all canines are wolves.

All root kits use a back door to gain access. In this case it’s like using an automatic lock pick that should get you in and do what you want, all in one neat package that anyone can use. Prior to the root kit, you had to know the OS, some programming, and then do what you wanted within the system.