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access control

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A system or measures that limit the retrieving, obtaining, or examining of information, or information processing resources, to persons or applications authorized by the system or data classification.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control95%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
adequate protection for the documented information
plural
access controls
possessive
access control's
pluralpossessive
access controls'