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Valid Data Element

nounid 4599·updated May 9, 2026
candidate

A payload, an associated data string, or a nonce that satisfies the restrictions of the formatting function.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Data90%rule-basedr:entity.data.record.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Valid Data Elements
possessive
Valid Data Element's
pluralpossessive
Valid Data Elements'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A payload, an associated data string, or a nonce that satisfies the restrictions of the formatting function.
NIST SP 800-38C1 senseview framework →
§1
A payload, an associated data string, or a nonce that satisfies the restrictions of the formatting function.

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