A trusted system does NOT involve which of the following?

The correct answer is C. Assurance that the security policy can be enforced in an efficient and reliable manner. A trusted system is one that meets its intended security requirements. It involves sufficiency and effectiveness, not necessarily efficiency, in enforcing a security policy. Put succinctly, trusted systems have (1) policy, (2) mechanism, and (3) assurance.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices

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AEnforcement of a security policy.
BSufficiency and effectiveness of mechanisms to be able to enforce a security policy.
CAssurance that the security policy can be enforced in an efficient and reliable manner.
DIndependently-verifiable evidence that the security policy-enforcing mechanisms are

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C
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A trusted system is one that meets its intended security requirements. It involves sufficiency and effectiveness, not necessarily efficiency, in enforcing a security policy. Put succinctly, trusted systems have (1) policy, (2) mechanism, and (3) assurance.

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