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Client

nounid 1834·updated May 9, 2026
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Individual or process acting on behalf of an individual who makes requests of a guard or dedicated server. The client’s requests to the guard or dedicated server can involve data transfer to, from, or through the guard or dedicated server.

Classifications

Entity Type

System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Clients
possessive
Client's
pluralpossessive
Clients'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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A system entity that requests and uses a service provided by another system entity, called a "server." In some cases, the server may itself be a client of some other server.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
A person or organization using the services of a company or professional person, such as a lawyer, psychologist, financial advisor, etc.
SEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-021 senseview framework →
§1
A person or organization using the services of a company or professional person, such as a lawyer, psychologist, financial advisor, etc.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Individual or process acting on behalf of an individual who makes requests of a guard or dedicated server. The client’s requests to the guard or dedicated server can involve data transfer to, from, or through the guard or dedicated server.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Individual or process acting on behalf of an individual who makes requests of a guard or dedicated server. The client’s requests to the guard or dedicated server can involve data transfer to, from, or through the guard or dedicated server.

Outgoing relationships

No outgoing triples
This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.