SL components

In human-readable form, an SL is represented by a string of elements. The first element represents the classification; the remaining elements represent the compartments. The elements are separated by a space.

For example, if a file contains top secret information regarding the Brazilian economy, the hierarchical classification of the file could be top secret (TS), and the compartments might be Brazil (B) and economy (e). The human-readable form of the SL would be TS B e or Top Secret Brazil economy.