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accountability

nounid 1417·updated May 9, 2026
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The security goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be traced uniquely to that entity. This supports non-repudiation, deterrence, fault isolation, intrusion detection and prevention, and after-action recovery and legal action.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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Accountability
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accountabilities
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accountabilities'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The ability to map a given activity or event back to the responsible party
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
The fact or condition of being required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsibility.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The fact or condition of being required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsibility.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
The security goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be traced uniquely to that entity. This supports non-repudiation, deterrence, fault isolation, intrusion detection and prevention, and after-action recovery and legal action.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Principle that an individual is entrusted to safeguard and control equipment, keying material, and information and is answerable to proper authority for the loss or misuse of that equipment or information.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Principle that an individual is entrusted to safeguard and control equipment, keying material, and information and is answerable to proper authority for the loss or misuse of that equipment or information.
NIST SP 800-271 senseview framework →
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The security goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be traced uniquely to that entity. This supports non-repudiation, deterrence, fault isolation, intrusion detection and prevention, and after-action recovery and legal action.
ISO/IEC TS 5723:2022(en) Trustworthiness — Vocabulary2 sensesview framework →
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1) relates to an allocated responsibility. The responsibility can be based on regulation or agreement or through assignment as part of delegation; 2) For systems, a property that ensures that actions of an entity can be traced uniquely to the entity; 3) In a governance context, the obligation of an individual or organization to account for its activities, for completion of a deliverable or task, accept the responsibility for those activities, deliverables or tasks, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
"accountable" (adjective vs. noun): answerable for actions, decisions, and performance

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