Composed Commercial Solution

Primary definition

Two or more commercial Information Assurance (IA) products layered together to address the security requirements of an operational use case according to National Security Agency (NSA) guidance. A composed solution, once approved by NSA, may take the place of a single certified Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) IA product to provide the confidentiality and/or other security services necessary to protect National Security Systems. Source: CNSSI No. 4031

Also known asCCS · composed solution · layered commercial solution · commercial IA solution · commercial information assurance solution
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Two or more commercial Information Assurance (IA) products layered together to address the security requirements of an operational use case according to National Security Agency (NSA) guidance. A composed solution, once approved by NSA, may take the place of a single certified Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) IA product to provide the confidentiality and/or other security services necessary to protect National Security Systems. Source: CNSSI No. 4031

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Composed Commercial Solution. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/composed-commercial-solution

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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