Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Published

February 17, 2011

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel

Abstract

This glossary of key information security terms has been extracted from NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publication (SP) 800 series, NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) series, and the Committee for National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009 (Information Assurance Glossary). The terms included are not all inclusive of terms found in these publications, but are a subset of those most frequently used. The purpose of this glossary is to provide a central resource of definitions most commonly used in NIST and CNSS publications. Each entry in the glossary points to one or more source NIST or CNSS publications, and in addition, other supplemental sources where appropriate. As we are continually refreshing out publication site, terms included in the glossary come from out more recent publications.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7298 Rev. 1

Report Number

7298 Rev. 1

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

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NIST Pubs

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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7298r1

Keywords

computer security, glossary, information assurance, information security, IT security

Citation

Kissel, R. (2011), Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7298r1 (Accessed October 20, 2025)