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Controlled Access Area

nounid 2008·updated May 9, 2026
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Physical area (e.g., building, room, etc.) to which only authorized personnel are granted unrestricted access. All other personnel are either escorted by authorized personnel or are under continuous surveillance.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Physical95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Controlled Access Areas
possessive
Controlled Access Area's
pluralpossessive
Controlled Access Areas'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Physical area (e.g., building, room, etc.) to which only authorized personnel are granted unrestricted access. All other personnel are either escorted by authorized personnel or are under continuous surveillance.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Physical area (e.g., building, room, etc.) to which only authorized personnel are granted unrestricted access. All other personnel are either escorted by authorized personnel or are under continuous surveillance.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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