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Dedicated security mode is

a mode of operation wherein all users have the clearance or authorization, documented formal access approval, if required, and the need-to-know for all data handled by an automated information system (AIS).[1]

Overview[]

"If the AIS processes special access information, all users require formal access approval. In the dedicated mode, an AIS may handle a single classification level and/or category of information or a range of classification levels and/or categories."[2]

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