Terms starting with “F”

An acronym for Federal Information Processing Standards Publication. FIPS publications (PUB) are issued by NIST after approval by the Secretary of Commerce. (SP 800-64) (NISTIR)

A security method (e.g., cryptographic algorithm, cryptographic key generation algorithm or key distribution technique, random number generator, authentication technique, or evalua...

A cryptographic module validated by the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) to meet requirements specified in FIPS 140-2 (as amended). As a prerequisite to CMVP validati...

Key management protocol based on public key cryptography.

The key management entity (KME) responsible for removing outdated modern key credentials from the directory servers. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

A gateway that limits access between networks in accordance with local security policy. Source: NIST SP 800-32

The component that controls a firewall's handling of a call. The firewall control proxy can instruct the firewall to open specific ports that are needed by a call, and direct the f...

Computer programs and data stored in hardware - typically in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM) - such that the programs and data cannot be dynamically...

In Louisiana, the first assistant secretary may perform all of the electoral functions of the STATE. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:421. SECRETARY OF

The simplest form of plurality/majority electoral system, using single-member districts and candidate-centred voting. The winning candidate is the one who gains more votes than any...

An initial In case a state requires the winner to achieve a majority a PRIMARY ELECTION. may need to be held as a ELECTION. "In each year in which a SECOND PRIMARY RUNOFF general e...

A in which "all ballots that were originally counted by the optical scan equipment RECOUNT are to be counted again by the optical scan equipment producing another COUNT." 8 MACHINE...

A voter who registers to vote or votes for the first time in a federal election. Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, these voters must provide identification before they can vot...

The first time that a citizen registers to vote.

A who has not previously voted in a federal election in a particular state." REGISTERED VOTER Ark. Code §7-1-101(11). Such a voter may be required to produce more identification th...

A report that details political contributions and expenses required to be filed by a governing authority.

Federal Information Security Management Act

Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association

COMSEC facility located in an immobile structure or aboard a ship. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

When a person lawfully and habitually uses a living quarters a majority of the week, it is considered a fixed residence for voting purposes, and the voter is referred to as a fixed...

A non-volatile electronic memory device that retains data even when its electrical power is removed.

Error of commission, omission, or oversight in an information system that may allow protection mechanisms to be bypassed. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

System analysis and penetration technique in which the specification and documentation for an information system are analyzed to produce a list of hypothetical flaws. This list is...

VOTER, although "fled" is more appropriate since the voter's status of fleeing is FLEEING usually not realized by poll workers until she has fled.