A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information or to restricted areas. Within the U.S. there are three levels of security clearance with the highest level being Top Secret followed by Secret and Confidential. Their meanings are:
- TOP SECRET – Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security.
- SECRET – Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the national security.
- CONFIDENTIAL – Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national security.
Portfolium members can check the security clearances they've received, allowing employers who require specific clearances to find them. Security clearances that members select are not displayed on their public profiles.
Search for Security Clearance
To search for members with Security Clearances, access the Advance Search menu and check on the With security clearances box.
Possible Security Clearances
What follows is the complete list of government security clearances. Note that some clearances themselves are classified and thus, could not be listed. The list may be used as a reference when validating supposed leaked government/military documents.
1C or 2C - Federal3C or 4C - Federal5C or 6C - FederalADP 1ADP 2CIA Lifestyle PolygraphCOMSECCONFIDENTIALCosmic Top Secret - ATOMAL/CTSADEA ClearanceDISADISCODODDOD Lifestyle PolygraphDOD SecretDOD - Top Secret SSBIDOE - NuclearDOE - CDOE - LDOE - QDOJ - NACIDOJ - SensitiveDOJ - SecretDOJ - Top SecretEBI - Extended Background InvestigationFAA ClearanceFBIForeign Government InformationIndustrial ClearanceInactive ClearanceInactive Top Secret CryptoInterim SecretInterim Top SecretInterim TS / SCIIRS - MBIISSA / CISSPMBI (IRS)NACNASANATONATO SecretNSA Lifestyle PolygraphPosition of Public Trust 1CPosition of Public Trust 2CPosition of Public Trust 3CPosition of Public Trust 4CPosition of Public Trust 5CPosition of Public Trust 6CPolygraph - CounterintelligencePolygraph - Full Scope / LifestyleSARS - SecretSecret COMSECSecret SBISIDA - Secured Identification Defense AreaSAP - Special Access ProgramsSBI - Special Background InvestigationSCI - Special Compartmented IntelligenceSSBI - Single Scope Background Inv.TechnologyTS - Top SecretTop Secret-CryptoTop Secret-Crypto SCI / TK / G / HCS-PTop Secret-Final / Crypto / PolygraphTop Secret-SCI / SBITop Secret-SCI / HSCTop Secret-SCI / SI / TKTop Secret-SCI / SI / TK / G / BTop Secret-SCI / SI / TK / G / HCSTop Secret-SCI / SIOPTop Secret-SCI / SSBITop Secret-SBI-TS/SBITop Secret-CISP-TS/CISPTop Secret-ISSA-TS/ISSATop Secret-SAP-TS/SAPTop Secret-SCI-CI polygraph-TS/SCI/CI PolyTop Secret-SCI-Full/Scope Lifestyle-TS/SCI Lifestyle PolyTop Secret-SCI-TS/SCITop Secret-SSBI-TS/SSBITop Secret-SCI /SSBI / SI / TKTop Secret-SCI / TK / G / HCS / CI PolyTop Secret-SCI / TK / G / Lifestyle PolyTop Secret-SCI / SSBI / CI PolyTop Secret-SI / TK / B / +Top Secret-SSBI / CI PolyTop Secret-SSBI / SCI / TK / G / HCSTop Secret-SSBI / Lifestyle PolyTop Secret-SSBI / SCITop Secret-SSBI / SCI/ SI / TK / GTop Secret-SSBI / SCI / SI / TK / G / B / HCSTop Secret-SSBI / SCI / TK / HCSTop Secret-SSBI / SCI-BTop Secret-EBITop Secret-SCI - SI / TK / G / HCS / I / PTop Secret-CISP - TS / CISPTop Secret-ISSA - TS / ISSATop Secret-SAP - TS / SAPTop Secret-SCI - CI Poly - TS / SCI / CI PolyTop Secret-SCI - Full / Scope Lifestyle - TS / SCI LifestyleTop Secret-SCI - TS / SCITop Secret-SSBI - SCI / TK / B / HCS / CI - PolyTop Secret-SSBI - TS / SSBIUS CitizenUS CustomsUS Treasury ClearanceUSPSVRYankee FireYankee White
