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accountability
The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports...
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Definition: accountability
The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability.
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