System of record

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004202",
  "term": "System of record",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definitions": [
    "1. A collection of records that contain information about individuals and are under the control of an agency. The records can be retrieved by the individual’s name, an identifying number, a symbol, or other identifier.\n\n2. A system of records is a group of records under the control of a Federal agency which contains a personal identifier (such as a name, date of birth, finger print, Social Security Number, and Employee Number) and one other item of personal data (such as home address, performance rating, and blood type) from which information is retrieved using a personal identifier.",
    "1. “A group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.”\n\n2. A group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "SOR",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4",
    "NIST SP 800-79-2",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary",
    "NIST SP 800-122 from The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(a)(5)",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from 5 U.S.C., Sec. 552a(a)(5)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/system-of-record/"
}