System assurance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004183",
  "term": "System assurance",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "term_source": "System Assurance",
  "definition": "The justified confidence that the system functions as intended and is free of exploitable vulnerabilities, either intentionally or unintentionally designed or inserted as part of the system at any time during the life cycle.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-161 [Superseded] from NDIA; NISTIR 7622 from NDIA-2008; NIST SP 800-161r1-upd1 [11/1/2024 errata update] from NDIA",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/system-assurance/"
}