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Compartmented Mode

nouncandidate·updated May 8, 2026

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or remote hosts has all of the following: (1) valid security clearance for the most restricted information processed in the system; (2) formal access approval and signed nondisclosure agreements for that information which a user is to have access; and (3) valid need-to-know for information which a user is to have access.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or remote hosts has all of the following: (1) valid security clearance for the most restricted information processed in the system; (2) formal access approval and signed nondisclosure agreements for that information which a user is to have access; and (3) valid need-to-know for information which a user is to have access.