NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
Responder – The entity that responds to the initiator of the authentication
exchange.
SOURCE: FIPS 196
Responsible Individual – A trustworthy person designated by a sponsoring organization to
authenticate individual applicants seeking certificates on the basis of
their affiliation with the sponsor.
SOURCE: SP 800-32
Responsibility to Provide – An information distribution approach whereby relevant essential
information is made readily available and discoverable to the
broadest possible pool of potential users.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Restricted Data – All data concerning (i) design, manufacture, or utilization of atomic
weapons; (ii) the production of special nuclear material; or (iii) the
use of special nuclear material in the production of energy, but shall
not include data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data
category pursuant to Section 142 [of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954].
SOURCE: SP 800-53; Atomic Energy Act of 1954
Revoke a Certificate – To prematurely end the operational period of a certificate effective at
a specific date and time.
SOURCE: SP 800-32
RFID – See Radio Frequency Identification.
Rijndael – Cryptographic algorithm specified in the Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES).
SOURCE: FIPS 197
Risk –
The level of impact on organizational operations (including mission,
functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, or individuals
resulting from the operation of an information system given the
potential impact of a threat and the likelihood of that threat occurring.
SOURCE: FIPS 200
The level of impact on organizational operations (including mission,
functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals,
other organizations, or the Nation resulting from the operation of an
information system given the potential impact of a threat and the
likelihood of that threat occurring.
SOURCE: SP 800-60
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