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need-to-know [4 records]

Record 1 2015-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Security
  • IT Security
DEF

A requirement for a person to have access to particular information to perform his or her duties.

OBS

need-to-know: term and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC) in the context of revising the glossary in the Government of Canada Security Policy.

OBS

need-to-know: term standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sécurité
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Principe selon lequel une personne doit avoir accès à certains renseignements pour exercer ses fonctions.

OBS

besoin de connaître : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS) dans le cadre de la révision du glossaire de la Politique sur la sécurité du Gouvernement du Canada.

OBS

besoin d'en connaître : terme normalisé par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
  • Seguridad
  • Seguridad de IT
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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.04.16 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

legitimate requirement of a prospective recipient of data to know, to access, or to possess any sensitive information represented by these data

OBS

need-to-know: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.04.16 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

besoin légitime qu'a un destinataire potentiel d'une information sensible d'en connaître l'existence, d'y accéder ou de la détenir

OBS

besoin d'en connaître : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Records Management (Management)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
DEF

Accès aux informations classifiées dont jouissent les personnes qui ont besoin d'en prendre connaissance pour mener à bien leur tâche et qui ont été habilitées au niveau de sécurité requis.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Records Management (Management)
  • Security
DEF

needing to be in the know.

CONT

Directed from the White House basement, members of Ronald Reagan's staff shipped arms to Iran in the same freewheeling style they used in their dealings with the Nicaraguan Contras. Only a handful of need-to-know officials in the administration learned the full story.

OBS

Transfer of meaning: applied to principle, basis, criteria [then] applied to people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
  • Sécurité

Spanish

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