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Bastion Host

nounid 1655·updated May 12, 2026
candidate

A special-purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attacks.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

System0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Bastion Hosts
possessive
Bastion Host's
pluralpossessive
Bastion Hosts'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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A bastion host has been hardened in anticipation of vulnerabilities that have not been discovered yet.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A special-purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attacks.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A special-purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attacks.

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