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Privileged Process

nounid 3675·updated May 9, 2026
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A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Privileged Processes
possessive
Privileged Process's
pluralpossessive
Privileged Processes'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A computer process that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary processes are not authorized to perform.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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