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reciprocity

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Mutual agreement among participating organizations to accept each other’s security assessments in order to reuse information system resources and/or to accept each other’s assessed security posture in order to share information.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1 under Reciprocity
NIST SP 800-39 under Reciprocity
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 under Reciprocity CNSSI 4009
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 under Reciprocity

  Mutual agreement among participating enterprises to accept each other’s security assessments in order to reuse information system resources and/or to accept each other’s assessed security posture in order to share information.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 under Reciprocity NIST SP 800-37

  Agreement among participating organizations to accept each other’s security assessments to reuse system resources and/or to accept each other’s assessed security posture to share information.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2