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tainting

nouncandidate·updated Aug 30, 2026

The process of embedding covert capabilities in information, systems, or system components to allow organizations to be alerted to the exfiltration of information.

NIST SP 800-172r3

Classifications

Entity Type

Control85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

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