Hardening
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Configuring a host’s operating systems and applications to reduce the host’s security weaknesses.
polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
Hardening is the process of identifying and fixing vulnerabilities on a system.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
The process of securing a computer's administrative functions or inactivating those features not needed for the computer's intended business purpose.
Wordset Dictionary
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
Wordset Dictionary
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Wordset Dictionary
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
Classifications
Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- curingsetsolidificationsolidifying
- plural
- Hardenings
- possessive
- Hardening's
- pluralpossessive
- Hardenings'