attestation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000289",
  "term": "attestation",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The issue of a statement, based on a decision, that fulfillment of specified requirements has been demonstrated.\n\n2. The process of providing a digital signature for a set of measurements securely stored in hardware, and then having the requester validate the signature and the set of measurements.\n\n3. Information conveyed to the CSP, generally at the time that an authenticator is bound, to describe the characteristics of a connected authenticator or the endpoint involved in an authentication operation.",
  "references": [
    "Software Supply Chain Security Guidance EO 14028 from ISO/IEC 17000:2020",
    "NIST SP 1800-19B",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/attestation/"
}