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harden

verbverified·updated May 11, 2026

reduce the attack surface of a system

Classifications

Cognitive

Apply95%authoritativeblooms_verb_mapping_v2.1.0
?unassignedlast reviewed

Responsibility

Primary100%authoritativeSTIGViewer_DR-001
Mmichaellast reviewed Apr 29, 2026
Direct configuration to reduce attack surface — the canonical STIG outcome verb.

Automation

Unclassified

Variants

pasttense
hardened
presentparticiple
hardening
thirdpersonsingular
hardens
pastparticiple
hardened