separation of duty
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Practice of dividing steps in a function among different individuals, so as to keep a single individual from being able to subvert the process.
MWENIST Cybersecurity Framework
Senses
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
- synonym
- separation-of-duty
- plural
- separation of duties
- possessive
- separation of duty's
- pluralpossessive
- separation of duties'