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Distinguishing Identifier

nounid 2353·updated May 9, 2026
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Information which unambiguously distinguishes an entity in the authentication process.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Credential85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Restricted72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Pii68%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Distinguishing Identifiers
possessive
Distinguishing Identifier's
pluralpossessive
Distinguishing Identifiers'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Information which unambiguously distinguishes an entity in the authentication process.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Information which unambiguously distinguishes an entity in the authentication process.
FIPS PUB 1961 senseview framework →
§1
Information which unambiguously distinguishes an entity in the authentication process.

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.