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identity

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager’s responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.

Framework senses

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Identity is whom someone or what something is, for example, the name by which something is known.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager's responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.
NERC CIP-004-6 (Personnel & Training) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager's responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 23 sensesview framework →
§1
A set of attributes that uniquely describe a person within a given context.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
The set of physical and behavioral characteristics by which an individual is uniquely recognizable.
§3 · sense_3_pending_review
The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager’s responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The set of attribute values (i.e., characteristics) by which an entity is recognizable and that, within the scope of an identity manager’s responsibility, is sufficient to distinguish that entity from any other entity.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
A set of attributes that uniquely describe a person within a given context.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
The set of physical and behavioral characteristics by which an individual is uniquely recognizable.