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Individual Accountability

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.

Framework senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.