Security Marking

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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Human-readable information affixed to information system components, removable media, or output indicating the distribution limitations, handling caveats, and applicable security markings.

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

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)

Human-readable indicators applied to a document, storage media, or hardware component to designate security classification, categorization, and/or handling restrictions applicable to the information contained therein. For intelligence information, these could include compartment and sub-compartment indicators and handling restrictions.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Artifact85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

7 surface forms

alternatephrasing: Security Markings
plural: Security MarkingsSecurity Markingses
possessive: Security Marking'sSecurity Markings's
pluralpossessive: Security Markings'Security Markingses'

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