Mode of Operation

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Description of the conditions under which an information system operates based on the sensitivity of information processed and the clearance levels, formal access approvals, and need-to-know of its users. Four modes of operation are authorized for processing or transmitting information: dedicated mode, system high mode, compartmented/partitioned mode, and multilevel mode.

Framework senses

4 senses across 3 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →

§1: An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher algorithm.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review: Description of the conditions under which an information system operates based on the sensitivity of information processed and the clearance levels, formal access approvals, and need-to-know of its users. Four modes of operation are authorized for processing or transmitting information: dedicated mode, system high mode, compartmented/partitioned mode, and multilevel mode.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Description of the conditions under which an information system operates based on the sensitivity of information processed and the clearance levels, formal access approvals, and need-to-know of its users. Four modes of operation are authorized for processing or transmitting information: dedicated mode, system high mode, compartmented/partitioned mode, and multilevel mode.

NIST SP 800-38C1 senseview framework →

§1: An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher algorithm.