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Security Kernel

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Hardware, firmware, and software elements of a trusted computing base implementing the reference monitor concept. Security kernel must mediate all accesses, be protected from modification, and be verifiable as correct.

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

Classifications

Entity Type

System0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

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

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

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