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logical access

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

The ability to interact with data through access control procedures such as identification, authentication, and authorization.

MWEFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

Senses

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Ability to interact with computer resources granted using identification, authentication and authorization.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

Ability to interact with computer resources granted using identification, authentication, and authorization.

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 3 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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