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Identification

nounid 2763·updated May 9, 2026
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An act or process that presents an identifier to a system so that the system can recognize a system entity (e.g., user, process, or device) and distinguish that entity from all others.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
designationIDrecognition
plural
Identifications
possessive
Identification's
pluralpossessive
Identifications'

Framework definitions

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
The process or act of establishing who or what someone or something is.
NERC CIP-002-5.1a (BES Cyber System Categorization) v5.1a1 senseview framework →
§1
The purpose of this task is to present an identifier to a system so the system can verify the identity of a user, process, or device and distinguish them from all others.
NERC CIP-004-6 (Personnel & Training) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The process or act of establishing who or what someone or something is.
NERC CIP-003-6 (Security Management Controls) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The process or act of establishing who or what someone or something is.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The process or act of establishing who or what someone or something is.
CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures1 senseview framework →
§1
To develop the organisational understanding required to manage cyber risk to systems, assets, data and capabilities.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 23 sensesview framework →
§1
The process of verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, usually as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
The process of discovering the true identity (i.e., origin, initial history) of a person or item from the entire collection of similar persons or items.
§3 · sense_3_pending_review
An act or process that presents an identifier to a system so that the system can recognize a system entity (e.g., user, process, or device) and distinguish that entity from all others.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
An act or process that presents an identifier to a system so that the system can recognize a system entity (e.g., user, process, or device) and distinguish that entity from all others.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
The process of discovering the true identity (i.e., origin, initial history) of a person or item from the entire collection of similar persons or items.
NIST SP 800-471 senseview framework →
§1
The process of verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, usually as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.
Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of designating or identifying something
§2
the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
§3
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
§4
evidence of identity
§5
the condition of having the identity established

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