Trusted Path

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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A mechanism by which a user (through an input device) can communicate directly with the security functions of the information system with the necessary confidence to support the system security policy. This mechanism can only be activated by the user or the security functions of the information system and cannot be imitated by untrusted software.

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

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

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

A means by which an operator and a target of evaluation security function can communicate with the necessary confidence to support the target of evaluation security policy.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Trusted Paths
possessive: Trusted Path's
pluralpossessive: Trusted Paths'

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