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nounid 3802·updated May 9, 2026

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The security engineering term for IT functionality that— 1) controls all access, 2) cannot be bypassed, 3) is tamper-resistant, and 4) provides confidence that the other three items are true.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →

§1: The security engineering term for IT functionality that— 1) controls all access, 2) cannot be bypassed, 3) is tamper-resistant, and 4) provides confidence that the other three items are true.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review: Concept of an abstract machine that enforces Target of Evaluation (TOE) access control policies.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Concept of an abstract machine that enforces Target of Evaluation (TOE) access control policies.

NIST SP 800-331 senseview framework →

§1: The security engineering term for IT functionality that— 1) controls all access, 2) cannot be bypassed, 3) is tamper-resistant, and 4) provides confidence that the other three items are true.

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