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periods processing

Definition(s):

  A mode of system operation in which information of different sensitivities is processed at distinctly different times by the same system with the system being properly purged or sanitized between periods.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

  2. A method of sequential operation of an information system (IS) that provides the capability to process information at various levels of sensitivity at distinctly different times.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 [Superseded] from DoD 5220.22-M

  1. A mode of system operation in which information of different sensitivities is processed at distinctly different times by the same system, with the system being properly purged or sanitized between periods.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 [Superseded] from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2