Security attributes are abstractions representing the basic properties or characteristics of an entity (e.g., subjects and objects) with respect to safeguarding information.
These attributes are typically associated with internal data structures (e.g., records, buffers, files) within the information system and are used to enable the implementation of access control and flow control policies, reflect special dissemination, handling or distribution instructions, or support other aspects of the information security policy.
Examples of application security attributes are classified, FOUO, sensitive, etc.
Without the assurance of credential association with the application files or data, policy decisions based on that association become faulty and potentially allow for authorization decisions that are applied incorrectly.
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