MIL-HDBK-1013/12
Table D-2
Relative Value for Sensitive Information and Controlled Cryptographic Items
Value Rating Factor
Information
Resultant Value
(equipment)
Sensitivity
Rating
(information)
For Official Use
Very Low
1
Only
Confidential
Low
2
Secret
Medium
3
Top Secret
High
4
Very High
5
Secure
Compartmented
Information
D-2.4.3
Criticality to the Military's Mission. This factor
addresses the criticality of the asset in its support of the
military's capability to mobilize and fight a war. Considering
this factor ensures that assets which are critical to military
readiness receive a higher priority than those which are not.
Evaluate this factor using Table D-3.
Table D-3
Criticality to the Military's Mission
Criticality
Value Rating Factor
Asset's loss would have negligible impact
0
on military's mission.
Asset's loss would have minor impact on
1
military's mission.
Asset's loss would have moderate impact
2
on military's mission.
Asset's loss would have significant
3
impact on military's mission.
Asset is mission-critical to the
4
military. Loss would have serious impact
on the military's mission.
Asset is mission-essential to the
5
military. Loss cannot be tolerated.
D-2.4.4
Criticality to the User's Mission. This factor
addresses the criticality of the asset in its support of its
user's mission. It accounts for the fact that some assets are
critical to their user's mission, but not to the overall military
mission. An example of such an asset would be kitchen equipment
in an officers' club. The equipment may be critical to the
club's mission, but is unlikely to be critical to the war-
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