Security Label
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
Information that represents or designates the value of one or more security relevant-attributes (e.g., classification) of a system resource.
polysemousMWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
The means used to associate a set of security attributes with a specific information object as part of the data structure for that object.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review
A marking bound to a resource (which may be a data unit) that names or designates the security attributes of that resource.
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage reviewer confirmed
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- security labelsSecurity Labels
- possessive
- security label'sSecurity Label's
- pluralpossessive
- security labels'Security Labels'