# Security concept of operations for Snyk

A security concept of operations can be defined as providing a security-focused description of an information system. For details, see the definition in the [NIST computer security glossary](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/security_concept_of_operations).

These pages provide a description of the [Snyk CLI](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/getting-started-with-the-snyk-cli.md) and [IDE integrations](/developer-tools/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions.md) focused on security. The following information is included:

* [Access requirements](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/security-concept-of-operations-for-snyk/access-requirements.md)
* [Securing data at rest](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/security-concept-of-operations-for-snyk/securing-data-at-rest.md)
* [Using FIPS-validated cryptography](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/security-concept-of-operations-for-snyk/using-fips-validated-cryptography.md)

For more information, see [Snyk for government](https://snyk.io/government-security-solution/).


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-cli/security-concept-of-operations-for-snyk.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.