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security specification

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

specification

Definitions:

  A document that specifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other characteristics of a system or component and often the procedures for determining whether these provisions have been satisfied. See specification requirement.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under specification

  An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, architectural designs) associated with a system.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 under specification

  The requirements for the security-relevant portion of the system.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1

  An information item that identifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other expected characteristics of a system, service, or process.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 under specification from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2019