An organizational official with statutory or operational authority for specified information and responsibility for establishing the controls for its generation, collection, processing…

An Information System Owner is responsible for the system that processes information, not necessarily the inherent value or specific lifecycle management of the information itself.

An Authorizing Official is responsible for making the risk-based decision to authorize an information system to operate, not for owning specific information.

An Information Owner (also known as a Data Owner) is an organizational official with statutory or operational authority over specific information and holds the responsibility for establishing controls for its entire lifecycle. This includes guiding its generation, collection, processing, dissemination, and disposal to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This role focuses on the data itself, determining its value and protection requirements.

A Common Control Provider is an entity that provides security controls that can be inherited by multiple systems, not an owner of specific information.