====== Baseline Approval ====== [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]] ===== Discussion ===== Baseline Approval is an authorization decision that designates an identified [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:baseline|Baseline]] Revision as an approved reference for a defined purpose and scope. Baseline Approval may identify: * The approved Baseline * The approved Baseline Revision * The approving authority * The approval decision * The approval date * The applicable purpose * The applicable scope * The effective period * Applicable conditions * Superseded Baseline Revisions Baseline Approval differs from Baseline creation: * Baseline creation produces or records a candidate Baseline * Baseline Approval authorizes an identified Baseline Revision for a defined use Baseline Approval also differs from [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:baseline_selection|Baseline Selection]]: * Baseline Approval establishes that a Baseline Revision may serve as an approved reference * Baseline Selection chooses an applicable Baseline Revision for a particular subject, activity, or context ===== Definition ===== //authorization decision designating an identified baseline revision as an approved reference for a defined purpose and scope// ===== Source ===== Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc. ===== Note ===== Baseline Approval does not establish that every subject evaluated against the Baseline conforms to it. Approval may apply to: * A single use * A defined class of subjects * A specified environment * A delivery phase * An operational period * An organization or administrative domain A change to approved Baseline content should produce a new Revision subject to the applicable approval process. ===== Example ===== An authorized governance body approves Revision 4 of a Security Baseline for use when building production Machine Images during a defined release period. ---- © 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.