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Authorization Boundary

nounid 1608·updated May 9, 2026
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All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Authorization Boundaries
possessive
Authorization Boundary's
pluralpossessive
Authorization Boundaries'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.
NIST SP 800-371 senseview framework →
§1
All components of an information system to be authorized for operation by an authorizing official and excludes separately authorized systems, to which the information system is connected.

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