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Identification

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

An act or process that presents an identifier to a system so that the system can recognize a system entity (e.g., user, process, or device) and distinguish that entity from all others.

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Senses

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)

The process or act of establishing who or what someone or something is.

NERC CIP-002-5.1a (BES Cyber System Categorization) v5.1a

The purpose of this task is to present an identifier to a system so the system can verify the identity of a user, process, or device and distinguish them from all others.

CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures

To develop the organisational understanding required to manage cyber risk to systems, assets, data and capabilities.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

The process of verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, usually as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review

The process of discovering the true identity (i.e., origin, initial history) of a person or item from the entire collection of similar persons or items.

Wordset Dictionary

the act of designating or identifying something

Wordset Dictionary

the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

Wordset Dictionary

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

Wordset Dictionary

evidence of identity

Wordset Dictionary

the condition of having the identity established

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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