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separation of duty

nounid 4123·updated May 9, 2026
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Practice of dividing steps in a function among different individuals, so as to keep a single individual from being able to subvert the process.

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Variants

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separation-of-duty
plural
separation of duties
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separation of duty's
pluralpossessive
separation of duties'

Framework definitions

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
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Practice of dividing steps in a function among different individuals, so as to keep a single individual from being able to subvert the process.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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Practice of dividing steps in a function among different individuals, so as to keep a single individual from being able to subvert the process.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
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Practice of dividing steps in a function among different individuals, so as to keep a single individual from being able to subvert the process.

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