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Definition[]

A multilevel secure system

permits simultaneous access by users not authorized by the mandatory access authority to access all of the data and prevents unauthorized access. This term is normally used to describe systems with hierarchical information sensitivities and where the system is relied upon to enforce a mandatory policy.[1]

References[]

  1. NIST Special Publication 800-4, App. D, Glossary.
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