What must the designation banner and category/handling markings convey on a CUI document?

• A. The date of creation
• B. The protection requirements applicable to the CUI.
• C. The file size and author
• D. The owner’s command

Answer: (B)

The thing being tested is how CUI markings communicate what protections must be applied. The designation banner identifies that the document contains CUI and flags its category, while the category/handling markings specify the safeguarding and access rules that must be followed. Together, they translate policy into concrete instructions for protecting the information—who can see it, how it can be stored or transmitted, and how it should be destroyed or returned. They aren’t about metadata like when it was created, the file size, the author, or who owns it. Those details are separate from the protection requirements, so the correct option is that the markings convey the protection requirements applicable to the CUI.