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external connection

nounid 2533·updated May 9, 2026
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A link between a system within the organizational boundaries and a secondary (or multiple) system(s) outside of the organizational boundaries.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
third-party connection
alternatephrasing
External connections
plural
external connectionsExternal connectionses
possessive
external connection'sExternal connections's
pluralpossessive
external connections'External connectionses'

Framework definitions

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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A link between a system within the organizational boundaries and a secondary (or multiple) system(s) outside of the organizational boundaries.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An information system or component of an information system that is outside of the authorization boundary established by the organization and for which the organization typically has no direct control over the application of required security controls or the assessment of security control effectiveness.

Outgoing relationships

No outgoing triples
This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.