security functions

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003815",
  "term": "security functions",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The hardware, software, or firmware of the system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based.\n\n2. The hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5; NIST SP 800-53B; NIST SP 800-172 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-172A [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-171r3; NIST SP 800-172r3",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/security-functions/"
}