The classification level applied to information whose unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority could identify or describe is called what?

• A. Confidential
• B. Secret
• C. Top Secret
• D. Restricted

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how classification levels map to potential damage from unauthorized disclosure. This description matches the lowest traditional level—Confidential. It covers information whose unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause damage to national security, but not at the higher, more severe levels. The other levels imply greater harm: Secret is for serious damage, Top Secret for exceptionally grave damage. The term Restricted isn’t a standard primary level for national security in this context. So the information described fits Confidential.