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traffic light protocol

nounid 4465·updated May 9, 2026
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A set of designations employing four colors (RED, AMBER, GREEN, and WHITE) used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the correct audience.

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Entity Type

Control72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
traffic light protocols
possessive
traffic light protocol's
pluralpossessive
traffic light protocols'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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A set of designations employing four colors (RED, AMBER, GREEN, and WHITE) used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the correct audience.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A set of designations employing four colors (RED, AMBER, GREEN, and WHITE) used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the correct audience.
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