payload

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003057",
  "term": "payload",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Consists of the information passed down from the previous layer.\n\n2. The input data to the CCM generation-encryption process that is both authenticated and encrypted.\n\n3. Elements of the spacecraft that provide (commercial, scientific, or other) services to end-users.\n\n4. Mission-specific items of the overall satellite that are not part of the overall operations or “flying” of the satellite.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-113",
    "NIST SP 800-38C",
    "NIST IR 8401 from NASA/TP-20210021263 (adapted); NIST IR 8441 from NASA/TP-20210021263 (Adapted)",
    "NIST IR 8270",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/payload/"
}