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A protected/private string of letters, numbers, and/or special characters used to authenticate an identity or to authorize access to data.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

A protected, generally computer-encrypted string of characters that authenticate a computer user to the computer system

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

A secret authentication credential consisting of a string of characters.

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

A string of characters that allows access to a computer, interface, or system.

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

A secret sequence of characters that is used as a means of authentication.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

A secret that a Claimant memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity. Passwords are typically character strings.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review

A protected character string used to authenticate the identity of a computer system user or to authorize access to system resources.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 3 pending review

A string of characters (letters, numbers, and other symbols) used to authenticate an identity or to verify access authorization.

Wordset Dictionary

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Classifications

Entity Type

Credential95%rule-basedr:entity.credential.password.v1
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Sensitivity

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

0%rule-basedr:low_confidence_no_decision.v1
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Variants

synonym
parolepasscode
alternatephrasing
PasswordPasswords
plural
passwords
possessive
password's
pluralpossessive
passwords'