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User ID

nounid 4586·updated May 12, 2026
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Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Identity0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Pii70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
User IDS
possessive
User ID's
pluralpossessive
User IDS'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Unique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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