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• A security-related quality of an object. Security attributes may be represented as hierarchical levels, bits in a bit map, or numbers. Compartments, caveats, and release markings are examples of security attributes.

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  security attribute. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/security-attribute.

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  security attribute. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/security-attribute (accessed: December 2, 2022).

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  "security attribute." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 2 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/security-attribute.

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