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accountability
(I) The property of a system (including all of its system
resources) that ensures that the actions of a system entity may be
traced uniquely to that entity, which can be held responsible for
its actions. (See: audit service.)
(C) Accountability permits detection and subsequent investigation
of security breaches.
