external connection
nounid
2533·updated May 9, 2026candidate
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
- §1
- 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.