Security architecture
nounid
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A detailed description of all aspects of the system that relate to security, along with a set of principles to guide the design. A security architecture describes how the system is put together to satisfy the security requirements.
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Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.01.05.d ¶ 103.13.01.c03.13.01.c ¶ 13.2.2 ¶ 9203.01.05.d ¶ 103.13.01.c03.13.01.c ¶ 13.2.2 ¶ 90
Classifications
Entity Type
Architecture Model100%manual reviewI-079.framework_split
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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Security architectures
- possessive
- Security architecture's
- pluralpossessive
- Security architectures'
Framework definitions
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A detailed description of all aspects of the system that relate to security, along with a set of principles to guide the design. A security architecture describes how the system is put together to satisfy the security requirements.
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 4 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A detailed description of all aspects of the system that relate to security, along with a set of principles to guide the design. A security architecture describes how the system is put together to satisfy the security requirements.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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