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Masquerading

nounid 3226·updated May 9, 2026
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A type of threat action whereby an unauthorized entity gains access to a system or performs a malicious act by illegitimately posing as an authorized entity.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Masqueradings
possessive
Masquerading's
pluralpossessive
Masqueradings'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
When an unauthorized agent claims the identity of another agent, it is said to be masquerading.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A type of threat action whereby an unauthorized entity gains access to a system or performs a malicious act by illegitimately posing as an authorized entity.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A type of threat action whereby an unauthorized entity gains access to a system or performs a malicious act by illegitimately posing as an authorized entity.
NIST SP 800-191 senseview framework →
§1
When an unauthorized agent claims the identity of another agent, it is said to be masquerading.

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