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== Definitions == === Computer security === '''Accountability''' is {{Quote|the requirement that actions of an entity may be traced uniquely to that entity."<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-33]], at 3; ISO/IEC 7498-2.</ref>}} {{Quote|often an organizational [[policy]] requirement and directly supports [[non-repudiation]], [[deterrence]], [[fault isolation]], [[intrusion detection]] and [[intrusion prevention|prevention]], and after-action recovery and legal action."<ref>''Id.''</ref>}} {{Quote|[t]he property of a [[system]] (including all of its [[system resources]]) that ensures that the actions of a [[system]] entity may be [[trace]]d uniquely to that entity, which can be held responsible for its actions.<ref>RFC 2828.</ref>}} {{Quote|[t]he quality or state that enables attempted and committed violations of [[computer system]]s [[security]] to be [[trace]]d to individuals who may then be held responsible.<ref>[[Auditing and Financial Management: Glossary of EDP Terminology]], at 1.</ref>}} {{Quote|[the] [p]rinciple that responsibilities for ownership and/or oversight of [[IS]] resources are explicitly assigned and that assignees are answerable to proper authorities for stewardship of [[resources]] under their control.<ref>[[Practices for Securing Critical Information Assets]], Glossary, at 51.</ref>}} {{Quote|[a] [[process]] of holding [[user]]s responsible for actions performed on an [[information system]].<ref>[[Tax Information Security Guidelines For Federal, State and Local Agencies: Safeguards for Protecting Federal Tax Returns and Return Information]], at 150.</ref>}} === Electronic money === '''Accountability''' is "[[record-keeping]] of [[electronic money]] [[transaction]]s."<ref>[[Report on Electronic Money]], Annex 1, Glossary, at 37.</ref> === Information technology === '''Accountability''' is the process of [[tracing]] [[IT]] activities to a responsible source. === Security === '''Accountability''' is {{Quote|[t]he [[security]] goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be [[trace]]d uniquely to that entity. This supports [[nonrepudiation]], [[deterrence]], [[fault isolation]], [[intrusion detection]] and [[intrusion prevention|prevention]], and after-action recovery and legal action.<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-30]].</ref>}} {{Quote|[the] [p]rinciple that an individual is entrusted to [[safeguard]] and control [[equipment]], keying material, and [[information]] and is answerable to proper authority for the loss or [[misuse]] of that [[equipment]] or [[information]].<ref>[[CNSSI 4009]], at 2.</ref>}} == References == <references /> == See also == * [[Accountability and Control of Classified Laptop Computers]] * [[Accountability information]] * [[Accountability Principle]] * [[Individual accountability]] * [[Nonrepudiation]] [[Category:Security]] [[Category:Definition]]
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