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access control mechanism

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Security measures designed to detect and deny unauthorized access and permit authorized access to an information system or a physical facility.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
access control mechanisms
possessive
access control mechanism's
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access control mechanisms'