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harden

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

reduce the attack surface of a system

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

cause to accept or become hardened to

Wordset Dictionary

make fit

Wordset Dictionary

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

Wordset Dictionary

become hard or harder

Wordset Dictionary

make hard or harder

Classifications

Cognitive

Apply75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Responsibility

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

Automation

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value
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Variants

synonym
fitinduratetemper
pasttense
hardened
presentparticiple
hardening
thirdpersonsingular
hardens
pastparticiple
hardened