2.7.3 System Configuration Corruption or Unavailability

The system relies on the availability and consistency of its configuration data. Configuration consists of the data that determines the behavior of the system under specific conditions or for specific functionality. For example, the configuration can be used to enable or disable certain protocols or to determine whether the system can span across a network of computers.

If the configuration data is not available, the protocol that needs the configuration data can assume a default value.