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Individual Accountability

Individual Accountability: Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.

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Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.

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Ability to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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