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Accreditation
Accreditation of pan-government infrastructure and services.

See: Pan-Government Accreditation Service (PGAS)
Advisor
A private sector consultant approved by CESG to provide Information Assurance (IA) advice to government departments and other organisations who provide vital services to the United Kingdom.

See: CESG Listed Advisor Scheme (CLAS)

Anomalous Traffic
Attacks, malware activity and other anomalies in network traffic

See: CESG Intrusion Detection Survey - Network
Assurance
The confidence that an IA product meets required standards.

See: CESG Assured Products Scheme (CAPS) or Commercial Products Assurance (CPA)

Assurance Maintenance
The processes and standards which keep CPA product certificates relevant as products are updated.

See: Commercial Product Assurance (CPA)
Attempt
The submission of a biometric sample to a biometric system for identification or verification. A biometric system may allow more than one attempt to identify or verify.

See: Biometrics

Audit
Audit against the HMG IA Maturity Model.

See: IA Maturity Model
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