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Special Access Program

nounid 4202·updated May 9, 2026
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A program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
SAP
plural
Special Access Programs
possessive
Special Access Program's
pluralpossessive
Special Access Programs'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
A program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those normally required for information at the same classification level.

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