Terms starting with “C”
848 election security terms starting with C, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Certification Package (c.f.d.)
VerifiedProduct of the certification effort documenting the detailed results of the certification activities. Rationale: The Risk Management Framework uses a new term to refer to this conc...
Certification Practice Statement
Verified(CPS) A statement of the practices that a Certification Authority employs in issuing, suspending, revoking, and renewing certificates and providing access to them, in accordance wi...
Certification Practice Statement (cps)
VerifiedA statement of the practices that a certification authority (CA) employs in issuing, suspending, revoking, and renewing certificates and providing access to them, in accordance wit...
Certification Requirements
VerifiedThe laws and regulations that govern the conditions that are essential elements to certify an elections or voting process.
Certification Test And Evaluation
Verified(CT&E) Software and hardware security tests conducted during development of an information system. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Certification Test And Evaluation (ct&e)
VerifiedSoftware and hardware security tests conducted during development of an information system component.
Certification Test Deck
VerifiedA "a pre-audited group of ballots voted with a pre-determined number of valid votes for each candidate, each write-in position and each voting position as a measure or proposition...
Certification Testing
"[E]xamination, and possibly testing, of a voting system to determine its compliance with state counting law and rules and any other state requirements for voting systems." Cal. Pr...
Certified Election Results
VerifiedFinal vote tallies that have been attested as true and accurate by the official responsible for confirming their accuracy.
Certified Information Security Systems Professional Information Security System Management Professional (cissp Issmp)
VerifiedCertified Information Security Systems Professional - Information Security System Management Professional (CISSP-ISSMP) is an advanced ISC2 certification specializing in establishi...
Certified Information Security Systems Professional Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (cissp Issap)
VerifiedCertified Information Security Systems Professional - Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP) is an advanced ISC2 certification for professionals who s...
Certified Internet Of Things Security Practitioner (ciotsp)
VerifiedA Certified Internet of Things Security Practitioner (CIoTSP) is a vendor-neutral certification holder trained to secure IoT ecosystems against cyber threats. They possess skills t...
Certified Tempest Technical Authority (ctta)
VerifiedAn experienced, technically qualified U.S. government employee who has met established certification requirements in accordance with CNSS-approved criteria and has been appointed b...
Certified Tempest Technical Authority (ctta) Certifier (c.f.d.)
VerifiedAn experienced, technically qualified U.S. Government employee who has met established certification requirements in accordance with CNSS approved criteria and has been appointed b...
Certified Write In
VerifiedDECLARED WRITE-IN.
Certifier – I
Verifiedndividual responsible for making a technical judgment of the system's compliance with stated requirements, identifying and assessing the risks associated with operating the system,...
Certify
VerifiedThe act of a third party giving written assurance that a product, process or service conforms to specified requirements.
Certifying Board
VerifiedA local board of election that certifies a to be correct. 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. RETURN §2:010(18)(3). Similarly in Mich. Rules §168.771(1)(g).
Ces
VerifiedSYSTEMS. COMPUTER ELECTION
Cfaa
VerifiedComputer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
Cfr
VerifiedCode of Federal Regulations. The annual collection of executive agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register, combined with the previously issued regulations that are...
Chad
VerifiedThe "part of a ballot card that is designed to be punched out by the voter." Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-461(e). The "small piece of paper or cardboard produced from a punch card ballot...
Chain Of Custody
VerifiedA process that tracks the movement of evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it wa...
Chain Of Custody Procedures
VerifiedChain of Custody Procedures track the movement and control of physical and digital assets by documenting each time an asset is handled or transferred and who was responsible for it...