validation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004542",
  "term": "validation",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An activity that measures that a stakeholder's true needs and expectations are met.\n\n2. Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled.\n\n3. The process of determining that an object or process is acceptable according to a pre-defined set of tests and the results of those tests.\n\n4. The process or act of confirming that a set of attributes are accurate and associated with a real-life identity.\n\n5. The process or act of checking and confirming that the evidence and attributes supplied by an applicant are authentic, accurate, and associated with a real-life identity.\n\n6. Confirmation (through the provision of strong, sound, objective evidence) that requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled.\n\n7. Confirmation (through the provision of strong, sound, and objective evidence and demonstration) that requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled and that the system, while in use, fulfills its mission or business objectives while being able to provide adequate protection for stakeholder and mission or business assets, minimize or contain asset loss and associated consequences, and achieve its intended use in its intended operational environment with the desired level of trustworthiness.\n\n8. The process of evaluating a system or component during or at the end of the development process to determine whether it satisfies specified requirements (INCOSE).",
  "synonyms": [
    "attribute validation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2017 (adapted); NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO 9000:2015; NIST SP 800-161r1-upd1 [11/1/2024 errata update] from ISO 9000:2015",
    "NIST SP 1800-16B from NIST SP 800-152; NIST SP 1800-16C from NIST SP 800-152; NIST SP 1800-16D from NIST SP 800-152; NIST SP 800-152",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4",
    "NISTIR 7622",
    "NIST IR 8323r1; NIST IR 8401 from NIST SP 800-160v1r1 (adapted)",
    "NIST CSWP 31",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/validation/"
}