Capabilities Inventory and Attributes - Security Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory
Capabilities Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 17. Security Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory
Executive Summary: Chapter Overview
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Security Classification | Summarizes the highest sensitivity of information associated with the capability. |
| Access Restrictions | Identifies special visibility or modification constraints for sensitive capability records. |
| Capability-Level Security | Helps security architecture focus attention where sensitive data and strategic risk intersect. |
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Question: How do security attributes help architects?
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Security attributes capture the security classification and access considerations associated with this Capability and its governing data.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Classification | Walk | Description — The sensitivity classification of the information associated with this Capability. Benefit(s) — Enables capability-level security architecture. Surfaces capabilities where data sensitivity drives technology selection constraints. Source — Manual Examples — Public, Internal, Confidential, Restricted, Regulated Notes — Reflects the highest sensitivity of any data touched by the capability. |
| Access Restrictions | Walk | Description — Specific access limitations that apply to who can view or modify records about this Capability beyond the default inventory access controls. Benefit(s) — Enables selective confidentiality for capabilities whose strategic attributes are competitively sensitive. Source — Manual Examples — Executive Leadership only, EA Team and Business Owner only, No additional restrictions Notes — Most Capabilities will have No additional restrictions. |
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