What information should a CUI marking include to indicate dissemination restrictions?

• A. The designation banner alone.
• B. The designation banner plus dissemination restrictions.
• C. The designation banner plus any dissemination or special handling restrictions that apply.
• D. The designation banner plus the date of creation.

Answer: (C)

CUI markings must convey both what the information is and how it can be shared. The designation banner identifies something as CUI, but to guide proper handling and sharing you also need to include any dissemination or special handling restrictions that apply. Without those restrictions, recipients won’t know who may access the information or how it should be transmitted and stored. A date of creation isn’t part of the marking that communicates sharing controls, and providing just the restrictions without the designation banner wouldn’t clearly indicate CUI status. So the right approach is to mark with the designation banner plus any dissemination or special handling restrictions that apply.