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Trusted Channel

nounid 4498·updated May 9, 2026
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A channel where the endpoints are known and data integrity is protected in transit. Depending on the communications protocol used, data privacy may be protected in transit. Examples include SSL, IPSEC, and secure physical connection.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Trusted Channels
possessive
Trusted Channel's
pluralpossessive
Trusted Channels'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A channel where the endpoints are known and data integrity is protected in transit. Depending on the communications protocol used, data privacy may be protected in transit. Examples include SSL, IPSEC, and secure physical connection.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A channel where the endpoints are known and data integrity is protected in transit. Depending on the communications protocol used, data privacy may be protected in transit. Examples include SSL, IPSEC, and secure physical connection.

Outgoing relationships

No outgoing triples
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Incoming relationships

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