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Authentication Period

nounid 1598·updated May 12, 2026
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The maximum acceptable period between any initial authentication process and subsequent reauthentication processes during a single terminal session or during the period data is being accessed.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Authentication Periods
possessive
Authentication Period's
pluralpossessive
Authentication Periods'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The maximum acceptable period between any initial authentication process and subsequent reauthentication processes during a single terminal session or during the period data is being accessed.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The maximum acceptable period between any initial authentication process and subsequent reauthentication processes during a single terminal session or during the period data is being accessed.

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