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Fail Soft

Fail Soft: Selective termination of affected, non-essential system functions when a failure occurs or is detected in the system.

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Selective termination of affected, non-essential system functions when a failure occurs or is detected in the system. See fail safe and fail secure for comparison.

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Definition 2

A mode where non-critical processing is terminated to protect the system from being compromised when a hardware or software failure is detected.

Source: EAC IT Glossary for Election OfficialsType: external
Definition 3

Selective termination of affected nonessential processing when hardware or software failure is determined to be imminent. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
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EAC Information Technology Terminology
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The Cyber Glossary
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