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Security Labels

A security label is the name of a record in the SECLABEL class. A security label bundles together a security level and a set of security categories. Assigning a security label to an accessor or a resource gives the accessor or resource the combined security level and security categories associated with the security label. A security label overrides any specific security level and category assignments in an accessor or resource.

Example: Use of a Security Label High_Security

Assume High_Security is a security label that contains a security level 255 and the security categories MANAGEMENT and CONFIDENTIAL.

If you assign a user user1 to the security label High_Security, user1 has a security level of 255 and also has the security categories MANAGEMENT and CONFIDENTIAL.