protocol

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003340",
  "term": "protocol",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A set of rules (i.e., formats and procedures) to implement and control some type of association (e.g., communication) between systems.\n\n2. A series of ordered computing and communication steps that are performed by two or more system entities to achieve a joint objective.\n\n3. A set of rules used by two or more communicating entities that describe the message order and data structures for information exchanged between the entities.\n\n4. A set of rules (i.e., formats and procedures) for communications that computers use when sending signals between themselves.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2; NIST SP 800-82r3 from RFC 4949; NISTIR 8183 from NIST SP 800-82r3; NISTIR 8183 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-82r3; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 1; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 2; NISTIR 8183A Vol. 3",
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2",
    "NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2",
    "NISTIR 7316",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/protocol/"
}