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Security Domain

nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026

A domain that implements a security policy and is administered by a single authority. [16, adapted]

polysemousMWENIST SP 800-172r3

Senses

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

A set of subjects, their information objects, and a common security policy.

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

A collection of entities to which applies a single security policy executed by a single authority.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 3 pending review

A domain that implements a security policy and is administered by a single authority.

NIST SP 800-171r3glossary

A domain that implements a security policy and is administered by a single authority. [78, adapted]

Classifications

Entity Type

Environment100%manual reviewI-079.framework_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Framework is split by kind (Dorian, 2026-10-07; cki DESIGN.md I-079)

Sensitivity

—60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —

Information Class

—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —

Variants

plural
Security Domains
possessive
Security Domain's
pluralpossessive
Security Domains'