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harden

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

reduce the attack surface of a system

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