The Minimum Protect As Classification= Keyword

Following the minimum sensitivity label= keyword is the minimum protect as classification= keyword. Following this keyword is the minimum classification at which all system output is to be protected unless it is manually reviewed and downgraded. The classification name is taken to begin with the first non-blank character following the blank after the keyword, and continues up to the next semicolon or the end of the line. The name specified must match either the short, long, or alternate name of one of the classifications specified in the classifications section of the encodings file. The minimum protect as classification cannot be greater than the classification in the minimum clearance.

Figure 6–1 is an example of how the minimum protect as classification will be used by the system when producing printed output. The system puts the maximum of the minimum protect as classification and the classification in the sensitivity label of the data being printed at the top and bottom of the banner page, and in the warning statement about how the output must be protected.

Figure 6–1 Printer banner example denoting minimum protect as classification usage