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access control mechanism

nounid 1396·updated May 9, 2026
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Security measures designed to detect and deny unauthorized access and permit authorized access to an information system or a physical facility.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control95%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
access control mechanisms
possessive
access control mechanism's
pluralpossessive
access control mechanisms'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
Security measures designed to detect and deny unauthorized access and permit authorized access to an information system or a physical facility.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Security measures designed to detect and deny unauthorized access and permit authorized access to an information system or a physical facility.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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