Bastion Host
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
A special-purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attacks.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A bastion host has been hardened in anticipation of vulnerabilities that have not been discovered yet.
Classifications
Entity Type
System0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Bastion Hosts
- possessive
- Bastion Host's
- pluralpossessive
- Bastion Hosts'