{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/safe-state-transition/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "code": "K01-TERM-184",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A deterministic or otherwise assured transition that places a protected cyber-physical process into a facility-approved state when normal control or confidence is lost.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Safe-State Transition",
  "not": "It is not arbitrary shutdown or network isolation without physical-process analysis.",
  "plain": "A bounded failure response.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-142",
    "K01-TERM-143",
    "K01-TERM-152",
    "K01-TERM-153",
    "K01-TERM-154",
    "K01-TERM-176",
    "K01-TERM-177",
    "K01-TERM-229"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "safe-state-transition",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "cyber-physical-mission-assurance",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}
