More About Clearance Labels

Clearance labels were introduced in "Introduction to Clearances, Minimum Labels, and Account Label Ranges". Clearance labels have the same components and internal representation as sensitivity labels.

Clearance Label Components

Each clearance label is made up of a classification and zero or more compartments, as shown in the following table.

Table 1-8 Components of a Clearance Label

Classification	Compartments
name	[word1, word2, ..., wordN]

The example in Table 1-9 shows a clearance label that consists only of the classification INTERNAL_USE_ONLY with no compartments and another clearance label made up of a NEED_TO_KNOW classification and the compartments ENGINEERING and SALES.

Table 1-9 Components of Example Sensitivity Labels

Classification	Compartments
INTERNAL USE ONLY	none
NEED TO KNOW	ENGINEERING, SALES

Clearance Labels' Internal Representation

Besides its classification field, each clearance label has a 256 bit field available for compartments, as shown in the following table.

Table 1-10 Bits Available for Classification and Compartment Components

Classification Field	Compartments Field
32767 bits/256 values limit enforced	256 bits