Definition[]
A security level is
| “ | [t]he combination of a hierarchical classification and a set of nonhierarchical categories that represents the sensitivity of information.[1] | ” |
| “ | [a] clearance and a set of designators of special access approval or a classification and a set of such designators, the former applying to a user, the latter applying, for example, to a computer object.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Department of Defense, National Computer Security Center, Glossary of Computer Security Terms (NCSC-TG-004, Ver. 1) (Oct. 21, 1988).
- ↑ Glossary of Security Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms, at 218-19.