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 +====== Air Gap ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +An Air Gap separates systems, networks, or operating environments by preventing direct electronic communication across a defined boundary.
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 +The separation protects a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:disconnected_environment|Disconnected Environment]] from external networks and limits the paths through which information, software, dependencies, updates, or commands enter or leave the environment.
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 +An Air Gap represents a controlled communication boundary rather than an absence of all information transfer. Organizations transfer information across the boundary through approved physical media, transfer devices, gateways, review processes, or other controlled mechanisms.
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 +The effectiveness of an Air Gap depends on the technical controls, physical controls, operating procedures, personnel responsibilities, and transfer processes applied at the boundary.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//controlled separation that prevents direct electronic communication between systems, networks, or operating environments//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalised from cybersecurity, network-isolation, high-assurance systems, and disconnected-operations usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +An Air Gap identifies the separation between environments. An [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air_gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environment]] identifies an environment isolated through that separation.
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 +A controlled transfer across an Air Gap does not remove the Air Gap when the transfer process preserves the defined separation and governance controls.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A connected build environment exports an approved transfer bundle to controlled media. Personnel inspect and transfer the media across an Air Gap before importing the bundle into a disconnected enclave.
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