Protected Distribution System

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Wire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted information through an area of lesser classification or control.

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

§1: Wire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted information through an area of lesser classification or control.

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

§1: Wire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted information through an area of lesser classification or control.