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configuration settings

nounid 163400·updated Aug 30, 2026
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The set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware that affect the security posture or functionality of the system.

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Source

document
NIST Special Publication 800 NIST SP 800-172r3 Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information
publisher
NIST
found in
Appendix B. Glossary
discovery
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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems13 citations · 13 defined by this document · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.01.03 ¶ 403.03.05.c ¶ 103.04.0203.04.02.a03.04.02.b03.04.02.b ¶ 103.04.02.b ¶ 103.04.02.b ¶ 203.04.02.b ¶ 303.04.03.d ¶ 103.04.12.b ¶ 13.2.2 ¶ 213.2.2 ¶ 26

Classifications

Entity Type

Configuration Setting100%manual reviewaxis_review_queue.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Framework definitions

NIST SP 800-172r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
The set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware that affect the security posture or functionality of the system.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
The set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system.
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware that affect the security posture or functionality of the system.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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