Primary definition
A security-focused description of an information system, its operational policies, classes of users, interactions between the system and its users, and the system's contribution to the operational mission.
Also known asSecurity CONOP · CONOP · Security Concept of Operations
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— Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source
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CNSSGC
A security-focused description of an information system, its operational policies, classes of users, interactions between the system and its users, and the system's contribution to the operational mission.
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Security Concept Of Operations (security Conop). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/security-concept-of-operations-security-conop
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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