NISTIR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

NIST IR 7298 Revision 1, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
Ephemeral Key – A cryptographic key that is generated for each execution of a key
establishment process and that meets other requirements of the key
type (e.g., unique to each message or session).
SOURCE: SP 800-57
Erasure – Process intended to render magnetically stored information
irretrievable by normal means.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Error Detection Code – A code computed from data and comprised of redundant bits of
information designed to detect, but not correct, unintentional changes
in the data.
SOURCE: FIPS 140-2; CNSSI-4009
Escrow – Something (e.g., a document, an encryption key) that is "delivered to
a third person to be given to the grantee only upon the fulfillment of a
condition."
SOURCE: FIPS 185
Evaluation Products List (EPL) – List of validated products that have been successfully evaluated
under the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP)
Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS).
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) – Set of assurance requirements that represent a point on the Common
Criteria predefined assurance scale.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Event – Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
SOURCE: SP 800-61
Any observable occurrence in a system and/or network. Events
sometimes provide indication that an incident is occurring.
SOURCE: CNSSI-4009
Examination – A technical review that makes the evidence visible and suitable for
analysis; tests performed on the evidence to determine the presence
or absence of specific data.
SOURCE: SP 800-72
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