Privileged Process

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.

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

§1: A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.