NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

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NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms Buffer Overflow – A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other information. Attackers exploit such a condition to crash a system or to insert specially crafted code that allows them to gain control of the system. SOURCE: SP 800-28; CNSSI-4009 Buffer Overflow Attack – A method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt data in memory. SOURCE: SP 800-72 Bulk Encryption – Simultaneous encryption of all channels of a multichannel telecommunications link. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Business Continuity Plan (BCP) – Business Impact Analysis (BIA) – The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission/business functions will be sustained during and after a significant disruption. SOURCE: SP 800-34 The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s business functions will be sustained during and after a significant disruption. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 An analysis of an information system’s requirements, functions, and interdependencies used to characterize system contingency requirements and priorities in the event of a significant disruption. SOURCE: SP 800-34 An analysis of an enterprise’s requirements, processes, and interdependencies used to characterize information system contingency requirements and priorities in the event of a significant disruption. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Call Back – Procedure for identifying and authenticating a remote information system terminal, whereby the host system disconnects the terminal and reestablishes contact. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Canister – Type of protective package used to contain and dispense keying material in punched or printed tape form. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Pg 24
NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms Capture – The method of taking a biometric sample from an end user. Source: FIPS 201 Cardholder – An individual possessing an issued Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card. Source: FIPS 201 Cascading – Downward flow of information through a range of security levels greater than the accreditation range of a system, network, or component. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Category – Restrictive label applied to classified or unclassified information to limit access. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 CBC/MAC – See Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code. CCM – See Counter with Cipher-Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code. Central Office of Record (COR) – Office of a federal department or agency that keeps records of accountable COMSEC material held by elements subject to its oversight SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Central Services Node (CSN) – The Key Management Infrastructure core node that provides central security management and data management services. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009 Certificate – A digital representation of information which at least 1) identifies the certification authority issuing it, 2) names or identifies its subscriber, 3) contains the subscriber's public key, 4) identifies its operational period, and 5) is digitally signed by the certification authority issuing it. SOURCE: SP 800-32 Certificate – A set of data that uniquely identifies an entity, contains the entity’s public key and possibly other information, and is digitally signed by a trusted party, thereby binding the public key to the entity. Additional information in the certificate could specify how the key is used and its cryptoperiod. SOURCE: SP 800-21 Pg 25
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