{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/critical-function-assurance/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "code": "K01-TERM-141",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "The engineering discipline of identifying functions whose loss creates unacceptable mission or physical consequences and providing evidence that they remain protected or recoverable.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Critical Function Assurance",
  "not": "It is not a claim that every supporting system is invulnerable.",
  "plain": "Protect the functions that must survive, not merely every device equally.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-159",
    "K01-TERM-160"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "critical-function-assurance",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "critical-datacenter-protection",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}