Mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or remote hosts has all of the following: (1) valid security clearance for the most restricted information processed in the system; (2) formal access approval and signed nondisclosure agreements for that information which a user is to have access; and (3) valid need-to-know for information which a user is to have access. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Mode of operation wherein each user with direct or indirect access to a system, its peripherals, remote terminals, or remote hosts has all of the following: (1) valid security clearance for the most restricted information processed in the system; (2) formal access approval and signed nondisclosure agreements for that information which a user is to have access; and (3) valid need-to-know for information which a user is to have access. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Compartmented Mode. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/compartmented-mode
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