Observation values used to indicate security observation metadata. Examples: * Codes conveying the classification of an IT resource, such as confidentiality codes * Codes conveying privacy law, sensitivity, and consent directive types governing an IT resource * Codes conveying dissemination controls, handling caveats, purpose of use, refrain policies, and obligations to which an IT resource custodian or receiver must comply. * Codes conveying an IT resource completeness, veracity, reliability, trustworthiness, and provenance * Codes conveying the mechanism used to preserve the accuracy and consistency of an IT resource such as a digital signature and a cryptographic hash function * Codes conveying the mechanism used to make authorized alterations of an IT resource, such as translation, masking, and anonymization Usage Note: SecurityObservationValue codes are members of a security label "tag set" used to populate or "tag" a security label field named by the associated SecurityObservationType code. \[FIPS 188\]