The term used to describe those functions or mechanisms that are relied upon, directly or indirectly, to enforce a security policy that governs confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1
from
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2
[Superseded]
from
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1
Functions or mechanisms that are relied upon, directly or indirectly, to enforce a security policy that governs confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1
[Superseded]