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== General == |
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| − | '''Classification''' means "the act or process by which [[information]] is determined to be [[classified information]]."<ref>[[Executive Order 13526]], at §6.1(f).</ref> |
+ | '''Classification''' means "the act or process by which [[information]] is determined to be [[classified information]]."<ref>[[Executive Order 13526]], at §6.1(f).</ref> |
== Security == |
== Security == |
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Revision as of 15:16, 23 July 2011
General
Classification means "the act or process by which information is determined to be classified information."[1]
Security
Classification is
| “ | [t]he determination that official information requires, in the interest of national security, a specific degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure, coupled with a designation signifying that such a determination has been made; the designation is normally termed a security classification and includes Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret.[2] | ” |
References
- ↑ Executive Order 13526, at §6.1(f).
- ↑ OPSEC Glossary of Terms (full-text).