NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
Binding – An acknowledgement by a trusted third party that associates an
entity’s identity with its public key. This may take place through (1)
a certification authority’s generation of a public key certificate, (2) a
security officer’s verification of an entity’s credentials and placement
of the entity’s public key and identifier in a secure database, or (3) an
analogous method.
SOURCE: SP 800-21
Process of associating a specific communications terminal with a
specific cryptographic key or associating two related elements of
information.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Biometric – A physical or behavioral characteristic of a human being.
SOURCE: SP 800-32
Biometric – A measurable physical characteristic or personal behavioral trait used
to recognize the identity, or verify the claimed identity, of an
applicant. Facial images, fingerprints, and iris scan samples are all
examples of biometrics.
SOURCE: FIPS 201
Biometric Information – The stored electronic information pertaining to a biometric. This
information can be in terms of raw or compressed pixels or in terms
of some characteristic (e.g., patterns.)
SOURCE: FIPS 201
Biometric System – An automated system capable of:
1) capturing a biometric sample from an end user;
2) extracting biometric data from that sample;
3) comparing the extracted biometric data with data contained in one
or more references;
4) deciding how well they match; and
5) indicating whether or not an identification or verification of
identity has been achieved.
SOURCE: FIPS 201
Biometrics – Measurable physical characteristics or personal behavioral traits used
to identify, or verify the claimed identity, of an individual. Facial
images, fingerprints, and handwriting samples are all examples of
biometrics.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Bit – A contraction of the term Binary Digit. The smallest unit of
information in a binary system of notation.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
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