Excerpt from Federal Information Processing Standards Publication: Glossary for Computer Systems Security; February 15, 1976 The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Bureau of Standards is the official publication relating to standards adopted and promul gated under the provisions Of Public Law 89 - 306 (brooks Bill) and under Part 6 of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. These legislative and executive mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce important responsibilities for improving the utilization and management of computers and automatic data processing systems in the Federal Government. To carry out the Secretary's responsibilities, the nbs, through its Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, provides leadership, technical guidance, and coordination of government efforts in the development of technical guidelines and stand ards in these areas. The subject areas of computer security and data confidentiality are of the greatest national interest. The importance of a common vocabulary within these subject areas was recognized by the National Bureau of Standards and was given the highest priority by the Federal Information Processing Standards Task Group on Computer Systems Security. Nbs is pleased to make this Glossary for Computer Systems Security available for use by Federal agencies as suggested definitions or interpretations of terms which are relevant in this area. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.