NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
Proof of Possession Protocol –
(PoP Protocol)
A protocol where a claimant proves to a verifier that he/she possesses
and controls a token (e.g., a key or password).
SOURCE: SP 800-63
Proprietary Information (PROPIN) – Material and information relating to or associated with a company's
products, business, or activities, including but not limited to financial
information; data or statements; trade secrets; product research and
development; existing and future product designs and performance
specifications; marketing plans or techniques; schematics; client lists;
computer programs; processes; and know-how that has been clearly
identified and properly marked by the company as proprietary
information, trade secrets, or company confidential information. The
information must have been developed by the company and not be
available to the government or to the public without restriction from
another source.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Protected Distribution System
(PDS) –
Wire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards
and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and
physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted
information through an area of lesser classification or control.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Protection Philosophy – Informal description of the overall design of an information system
delineating each of the protection mechanisms employed.
Combination of formal and informal techniques, appropriate to the
evaluation class, used to show the mechanisms are adequate to
enforce the security policy.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Protection Profile – Common Criteria specification that represents an implementationindependent
set of security requirements for a category of Target of
Evaluations (TOE) that meets specific consumer needs.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Protective Distribution System – Wire line or fiber optic system that includes adequate safeguards
and/or countermeasures (e.g., acoustic, electric, electromagnetic, and
physical) to permit its use for the transmission of unencrypted
information.
SOURCE: SP 800-53
Protective Packaging – Packaging techniques for COMSEC material that discourage
penetration, reveal a penetration has occurred or was attempted, or
inhibit viewing or copying of keying material prior to the time it is
exposed for use.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
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