Mode of Operation

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Description of the conditions under which an information system operates based on the sensitivity of information processed and the clearance levels, formal access approvals, and need-to-know of its users. Four modes of operation are authorized for processing or transmitting information: dedicated mode, system high mode, compartmented/partitioned mode, and multilevel mode.

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Senses

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

An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher algorithm.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Requirement72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Mode of Operations
possessive: Mode of Operation's
pluralpossessive: Mode of Operations'

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