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Certification

nounid 1780·updated May 9, 2026
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A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 23 sensesview framework →
§1
A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
The process of verifying the correctness of a statement or claim and issuing a certificate as to its correctness.
§3 · sense_3_pending_review
Comprehensive evaluation of the technical and nontechnical security safeguards of an information system to support the accreditation process that establishes the extent to which a particular design and implementation meets a set of specified security requirements. See Security Control Assessment.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Comprehensive evaluation of the technical and nontechnical security safeguards of an information system to support the accreditation process that establishes the extent to which a particular design and implementation meets a set of specified security requirements. See Security Control Assessment.
FIPS PUB 2001 senseview framework →
§1
A comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security requirements for the system.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
The process of verifying the correctness of a statement or claim and issuing a certificate as to its correctness.

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