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External Information System Service

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

An information system service that is implemented outside of the authorization boundary of the organizational information system (i.e., a service that is used by, but not a part of, the organizational information system) and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

plural
External Information System Services
possessive
External Information System Service's
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External Information System Services'